A GP had confirmed why Brits are complaining about suffering from 'the worst cold ever' in recent weeks.
Social media has been full of people saying they've never felt so bad after suffering from a common cough and cold, that's unrelated to Covid-19.
Oliver Roll posted a tweet, liked by nearly 15,000 people, saying: "Ok seriously… anyone else been struck down by this non-Covid chest/sinus infection?
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"It’s been 2 weeks and I’m exhausted. Very grateful Miss Rona hasn’t paid me a visit but this is something else. Never been this continually ill before."
Another posted: "This is legit the worst cold/flu I’ve ever had, feel like I’ve been hit with a bus."
And a third commented: "My girlfriend has the worst cold she's ever had. Has completely knocked her sideways. Luckily I had a sore throat for a couple of days, but nothing else.
"Both tested for Covid yesterday, the result just came back negative. I'm wondering if the severity of the cold is vax related?"
Speaking about the recent health complaints, Dr Philippa Kaye, told the BBC, that coughs and colds are on the rise.
She said: "We've actually been seeing a rise in the number of coughs and colds and viral infections.
"We are mixing in a way that we haven't been mixing over the past 18 months.
"During those first lockdowns, we saw numbers of other [non-Covid] infections fall. We think that that was primarily due to the restrictions on meeting up."
