Was the flu you had in December or January actually coronavirus? CDC has the answer

Living with the coronavirus has become the new normal. It is hard not to listen or talk about it in everything we do, everywhere we go and everything we see. Even slightest of symptoms like cough, headache or even a sneeze is examined in a new light, knowing that COVID 19 could be the culprit - since its symptoms are similar to that of flu. And with the number of asymptomatic carriers being touted as higher than we ever expected, it makes us wonder if we have already 'caught and faught' the virus during the last bout of flu we suffered in late December or early January - as that was the time when coronavirus cases started coming to light.

According to the researchers, if someone has caught the coronavirus and could battle it like the flu, the good news is that they have developed some level of immunity against the virus. Getting to the bottom of last winter's cold could prove to be extremely valuable as we head to the possibility of the second wave of the virus.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if you look back at the symptoms of your flu during the winter season, you can pretty much rule out coronavirus.

Even if your symptoms occurred during the time frame of the first cases, the cases were very few during the earlier stage. The community spread started weeks later. So, you did not have coronavirus back in December or early January. But we all need to stay more vigilant and careful in order to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe.