Health experts have warned against self-diagnosing and urged sufferers to take a COVID-19 test if they are experiencing a cough, high temperature or loss of taste or smell.
Many people have taken to social media to report super cold symptoms.
Twitter user @oliroll111 wrote: “Ok seriously… anyone else been struck down by this non-Covid chest/sinus infection? It’s been 2 weeks and I’m exhausted. Very grateful Miss Rona hasn’t paid me a visit but this is something else. Never been this continually ill before”.
Another user @mummy_diaries_ said: “Well, I’m heading into week three of having this “super” cold and it’s just not shifting. So fed up.”
Louise Robinson tweeted: “This is legit the worst cold/flu I’ve ever had, feel like I’ve been hit with a bus”.
On social media, many people reporting a similar condition while testing negative for Covid reported symptoms ranging from a “sandpaper throat” to “utter fatigue”.