Have I Got Coronavirus or Hayfever? Ask Dr H | Good Morning Britain

Ask Dr H is a feature on British television show Good Morning Britain which sees television doctor, Dr Hilary Jones, answer questions about novel coronavirus, and the UK Lockdown.

In this episode of Ask Dr H, a member of the UK public asks the question “have I got coronavirus or hayfever?” among other questions:

Dr Hilary is answering lots of your questions about Covid-19 and the coronavirus lockdown. These include whether cleaners and nannies can go to work, how to tell the difference between hayfever and coronavirus symptoms and advice for pregnant women. If you have any questions you can tweet them with #AskDrH.

Broadcast on 26/03/2020

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Remember, if you have questions for Dr Hilary, you can Tweet them to #AskDrH – if you leave a public comment, below, this won’t be answered on the show.

You can browse more clips containing Covid-19 answers from Dr Hilary here.


In This Story: COVID-19

Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.

Symptoms of coronavirus

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

  • a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
  • a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
  • shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)

Latest News about Covid-19

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In This Story: Piers Morgan

Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and television personality. He is currently a co-presenter of the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain from Monday to Wednesday each week.

Piers Morgan has taken a hard stance on Covid-19, and vociferously believes the UK Government and people have not taken the pandemic seriously enough.

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In This Story: Susanna Reid

Susanna Victoria Reid is an English television presenter and journalist. Reid was a co-presenter of BBC Breakfast from 2003 until 2014, along with Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt.

She has been a co-anchor of Good Morning Britain since 2014, and currently presents the programme alongside Piers Morgan and Ben Shephard. She finished as a runner-up on the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. She also presented Sunday Morning Live on BBC and Save Money: Good Food on ITV.

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In This Story: UK Lockdown

In an unprecedented step, the UK Government ordered all British people to “stay at home” on the evening of 23 March 2020, after the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak threatened to overwhelm it’s National Health Service (NHS). A second UK lockdown, with “stay at home” order was enacted by Parliament on Thursday 5th November 2020.

3 Recent Items: UK Lockdown

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3 thoughts on “Have I Got Coronavirus or Hayfever? Ask Dr H | Good Morning Britain”

  1. Hello my 12 year old daughter is type 1 diabetic and I’m just unsure if her school re open should she be attending. I just want to know what is the right thing to do.

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  2. Dr H,
    I had the most horrendous illness which started mid December the cough was so extreme it damaged my vocal chords and also my back. I needed the window open as I felt I needed air although I didn’t struggle to breath unless I was coughing. I have had flu but this was like nothing I’d had before I was knocked off my feet for over six weeks and never felt so ill for so long. Is there a possibility I had covid19?

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  3. Dr H,
    I am confused, I have severe COPD and am on oxygen at home for 16hrs a day. Yet I still haven’t received either a text or email from the government. Am I classed as High risk or not??m

    Reply

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