But, as the number of cases explodes across Britain, patients themselves are reporting altogether different symptoms. For many, the cough and fever crop up a week into their illness, once they’ve unknowingly infected hundreds of others. Tara Jane Langston, 39, from North-West London, contracted the virus over a week ago during a trip to Poland. ‘But we don’t know for certain why some feel symptoms faster than others. Doctors thought she had a chest infection but her symptoms quickly intensified, developing into pneumonia at the end of last week.

Source: Daily Mail March 21, 2020 22:02 UTC