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How Can You Tell the Difference Between Allergies and Coronavirus?

If you start coughing and have a runny nose, how do you know if it’s allergies or if you could have the new coronavirus?

“We’re starting to learn more about this virus on a daily basis,” said Amit (Bobby) Mahajan, MD, director of interventional pulmonology at Inova Fairfax Hospital and volunteer spokesperson for the American Lung Association.

Read the interview with Dr. Mahajan on WTOP.com (includes a symptom checker)

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