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COVID-19: 'Dry cough means Delta and wet can be Omicron', say experts

-The New Indian Express

The other crucial indicators of Omicron are fever not beyond 101 degrees for less than five days and headaches that are stabbing, and a scratchy throat.

HYDERABAD: One key marker that distinguishes Delta from the Omicron variant is the manner in which cough manifests, noted doctors from AIG Hospitals. They said that based on known research and their personal observations of patients they have treated, most Delta variant affected patients suffer from dry cough, whereas in Omicron it is a productive cough. "Omicron tends to occur more around the upper respiratory tract for productive or wet cough is a good indicator of the same," explained Dr. Ketan Mashrani, Consultant Internal Medicine, AIG Hospitals.

The other crucial indicators of Omicron are fever not beyond 101 degrees for less than five days and headaches that are stabbing, and a scratchy throat. These distinguishing factors come into play because the Delta variant tends to manifest in very extreme forms.

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