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Day-by-day breakdown of coronavirus symptoms NewsColony Scientists have produced a day-by-day breakdown of the typical coronavirus symptoms, which can progress from a mild cough to serious respiratory problems in just eight days. A new study from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus, describes the complete picture of the progression of COVID-19, which can go from fever and fatigue to shortness of breath. The analysis includes adults with COVID-19 admitted to Jinyintan Hospital and Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital after December 29, 2019, who had been discharged or died by January 31, 2020. The average duration of fever – an early sign of COVID-19 – was about 12 days, but a cough associated with the illness may stay around for longer, they found. 45 per cent of the 191 patients who were looked at still had a cough on discharge after the 12-day period. Dyspnoea – shortness of breath – would cease after about 13 days for those who survive and continue until point of death for those who didn...