related_tweet: @nick_pye yes some common colds are corona virus but not all by far. most commonly they are rhinoviruses  or less commonly parainfluenza.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  overall about 200 viruses cause cold like symptoms. as such a covid test will not give you a false positive in all probability.