Is it Covid or is it the flu? Here's how to tell the difference and how to stay safe against both

If any good at all came out of two dark years of Covid, it was that flu season was virtually non-existent. 

Working from home, lockdown, mask-wearing, hand-sanitising, social distancing – all helped stave off the sniffles, sore throats and coughs associated with the annual sick-show. 

But now that life in many ways is getting back to normal, the dreaded lurgy is starting to rear its snotty head once again.