A heavy cold that will not budge is currently spreading across the region - with many Greater Manchester residents reporting symptoms of a sandpaper throat, chesty cough and a runny nose.
GPs in Manchester are now urging people to get tested for Covid-19, as symptoms for coronavirus mirror exactly those of the seasonal cold now in circulation.
The illness has been described as the ‘worst lurgy ever’, and comes after warnings from health chiefs that adults and children alike may fall sick since people are socialising on a large scale without any restrictions for the first time since March of 2020. READ MORE:'Worst lurgy ever' spreading across region as people complain of horrible symptoms lasting weeks Those suffering with the cold have