A cold like symptoms will show itself within 3-4 as being just that, a cold.
A sore throat, again will reveal if its a sore throat or part of something else (non corona related)
If you have the corona virus bad enough (as some have reportedly been tested and really feeling any symptoms of being ill), trust me, you will know its different.
By time your at our ages of 40 and plus some, you are able to tell the difference unless you have gone through life without catching all sorts of ailments. Which if you have, i totally envy you! Yet the most of us will not have done. So like I have said before, there is a big difference to loosely thinking that you have some symptoms and assuming you are have something which you havent got.
Lol, however if you have met my wife I can forgive you for thinking that
she does panic when it comes to the kids health, however when you've raised as many kids as myself, thats the one thing you certainly learn quickly over the years not to do.
Again, how many people have had/got the virus and how many have died in the UK? So many have survived thankfully and it has not been as severe as some unfortunate souls have and yet many have reportedly had different experiences with it as well.
The isolation is to protect all the individuals who will succumb to the virus and all of its ailments and by not having a rush on the NHS, then they have a better chance than they would have, if not.
In addition, just to be clear, No we are not mixing with others and im sure all the individuals who have had and been tested to having the virus are not out there mixing and forming a social group of US and THEM (being ones who are yet to catch it society) 😂😂