Research continues to contradict this assertion, however.
A recent study found that for 17 percent of COVID-19 patients with multiple symptoms, skin rashes were the first symptom to appear, while for 21 percent of patients rashes were their only symptom, reports The Conversation.
Research gathered throughout the pandemic suggests there are four distinct skin changes that can signal COVID-19.
Chilblain-like lesions
These are characterised as red, swollen or blistering skin lesions that affect mainly the toes and soles of the feet, colloquially known as “COVID toes”.
Coronavirus symptoms: Chilblain-like lesions, hives and vesicular lesions are signs (Image: Getty Images)
Over the course of one to two weeks, the lesions will become even more discoloured and will flatten, and after this they will spontaneously resolve without treatment.