Scots hit by 'worst cold ever' this year as two thirds 'worried it was Covid'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The cold and flu has been ravaging through the population even though it's just only turned November. Many people have reported being overwhelmed by the symptoms of an unsparing cold as the lurgy rapidly spread.People suffering from the super cold were said to be laid out by the illness.The Daily Record turned to readers to ask if they had been affected and how - and the results are overwhelming.Four in five respondents, 84% to be exact, knew someone who had been hit by 'the worst cold ever'.A similar number (79%) felt unwell for over a week with 16% of people saying about a week.The most common symptoms reported were coughing were 'other symptoms', but a headache and sore throat tied for second place with 15%.A blocked nose and muscle