Are vomiting and being sick symptoms of coronavirus?
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There are that come with the bug that has caused more than 148,000 deaths worldwide.
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Is being sick a symptom of coronavirus?
According to research, vomiting and diarrhoea are two of the less common symptoms of coronavirus.
In China, around only 5% of coronavirus sufferers were being sick or had nausea - compared to more common symptoms like fever (87.9%) or dry cough (67.7%).
Yet, you can not rule out vomiting as a symptom, with former Page 3 model and actress Linda Lusardi claiming the virus made her sick, but in a different colour.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain, she said: “I started to get a fever, feeling rough and carried on, but it got worse and worse.
“Your head hurts, your brain hurts and you feel like an elephant is sitting on you.
“I remember crawling to the bathroom putting my face on the tile floor, and then almost trying to make myself sick just to get a light relief for five minutes afterwards.
“I was leaning over the edge of the bed coughing and spitting into a bucket. Your vomit is blue.”
What should I do if I'm being sick and I have a fever or cough?
If you live alone and develop symptoms it is recommended to stay at home for seven days after symptoms begin.
If you live with others, everyone in the house must stay at home and not leave for 14 days as it can take that long to develop symptoms.
If you are worried about your symptoms, you can visit the .
To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.
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What are the other symptoms of coronavirus?
A high temperature is a common symptom.
This means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back, you do not need to measure your temperature with a thermometer.
A new, continuous, dry cough is also a symptom.
This means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours.
