India, July 4 -- As the lockdown continues in its various forms and formats, and as COVID-19 changes its strains so also its symptoms, it's turning people into hypochondriacs - worried about every itch, snitch and sneeze.

Initially, we were told to look out for chronic dry cough, followed by fever and then difficulty in breathing - very obvious symptoms of a respiratory problem but then suddenly diarrhoea was declared a symptom.

For the past three months many of us have been served not very palatable cuisines as our spouses have embarked on a culinary adventure and this may have given many people the runs, but should we worry that it's a Covid symptom? Or just wait till the fever and suffocation catches up to see a doctor?

Then it was ...