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COVID-19 has a wide range of symptoms1

Asymptomatic1

A person infected with COVID-19 may not experience any symptoms and, without knowing, can transmit the virus to others.

Symptoms may include:2

Serious symptoms may include:2

Please seek urgent medical attention if you are experiencing any of these symptoms.

Serious symptoms may also require:3



If you are concerned about your COVID-19 symptoms, or you have a risk factor that puts you at high risk for severe disease, contact your healthcare professional.2

For some people, COVID-19 may lead to hospitalisation. COVID-19 might present different degrees of severity - from mild or even asymptomatic carriers, even to fatal cases1

  • The average time from infection to showing symptoms is 5 to 6 days.
  • However, symptoms may appear as late as 14 days after exposure.
Learn more about Long COVID >

References

  1. Baj, J., Karakuła-Juchnowicz, H., Teresiński, G., Buszewicz, G., Ciesielka, M., Sitarz, E., Forma, A., Karakuła, K., Flieger, W., Portincasa, P. and Maciejewski, R. (2020). COVID-19: Specific and Non-Specific Clinical Manifestations and Symptoms: The Current State of Knowledge. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(6), p.1753. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061753. 
  2. WHO. Coronavirus disease (COVID 19): Symptoms. Accessed May 2025.
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