People may be sick with the virus for 1 to 14 days before developing symptoms. The most common symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment.

More rarely, the disease can be serious and even fatal. Older people, and people with other medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), may be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill.

Most common symptoms:
Fever
Dry cough
Fatigue
Coughing up slime (producing sputum in the lungs)
Shortness of breath
Sore throat
Headache
Muscle or joint ache or pain
Body chills

According to the World Health Organization, in more than 80% of all reported cases, fever is the most typical symptom. This is followed by a dry cough (in around 68% of cases), fatigue (38% of cases), producing sputum (33% of cases) and shortness of breath (nearly 19% of reported cases).

Less common symptoms:
Nausea or vomiting
Nasal congestion
Diarrhoea
Coughing up of blood or blood-stained mucus
Intensely red eyes, watery discharge from the eyes, swollen eyelids and light sensitivity.