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Is That Sniffle a Cold? Or Is It Covid?

The symptoms of the common cold are typically a stuffy head, the sniffles and body aches. Now, this season, there’s a new one: panic.

The symptoms of the common cold are typically a stuffy head, the sniffles and body aches.

Now, this season, there’s a new one: panic.

As the latest coronavirus variant races through recently reopened offices, holiday parties and family gatherings, signs of an ailment that was once an annoying winter perennial â€" eased with bed rest and chicken soup â€" now set minds racing. In New York City, the slightest sniffle has people canceling holiday plans and packing coronavirus testing centers, where in recent days lines have stretched for blocks.

Is it a cold? Or is it Covid?

New coronavirus case reports in New York are surging, and testing sites are backed up.Credit...Gabby Jones for The New York Times The symptoms of the common cold are typically a stuffy head, the sniffles and body aches.

Now, this season, there’s a new one: panic.

As the latest coronavirus variant races [...]




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