More than half of people who pose a high risk of infecting others with coronavirus do not report any symptoms, a government study has found.
Just 47 per cent of Scottish adults found with a high viral load reported feeling unwell within 35 days of a positive test in an Office for National Statistics (ONS) mass-testing programme. The results suggest that thousands were unwittingly infecting others.
The number reporting the most common symptoms — a cough, a fever and breathlessness — was even lower at 43 per cent. Only 22 per cent reported a loss of taste or smell. People with these symptoms are urged to isolate for 14 days and book a test. About 18 per cent reported gastrointestinal problems. Most, however, had no
