“People should also be aware that no symptoms is also a symptom of COVID.” “I had absolutely no symptoms and would not have learned I had COVID apart from having taken the test,” she said. She got a positive result - her first time catching COVID in three years of the pandemic. After returning home, she took a test as a precaution. Over Christmas, she traveled to England and celebrated her birthday at a large family gathering. If you’ve done something during which you could have been exposed to COVID - such as traveled by plane or gone maskless in a large crowd - it’s a good idea to test after a few days even if you don’t have any symptoms, Cannon said.

In a more severe case, he said, symptoms could include shortness of breath, racing heart, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Loss of taste is a lot less prevalent now but could still be a symptom, said Muntu Davis, health officer for the L.A. Sniffles, fatigue, cough, sore throat, fever, stuffy nose, muscle aches - they could all point to COVID, though they could also be signs of any of the plethora of respiratory illnesses floating around in this tripledemic winter. But now, “anything going on in your head, nose or throat, you should absolutely suspect COVID,” Cannon said. Of course, you won’t necessarily know if or when you’ve been exposed.īack in 2020, one hallmark of COVID was a sudden loss of taste and smell. Most infected people began showing symptoms three to six days after exposure the median length of time between exposure and infection was five days. If you’ve been exposed to COVID, symptoms of infection can show up two to 14 days later, according to a 2020 survey of reported cases. How long after exposure do you develop COVID symptoms?

Normal covid symptoms timeline