Diarrhea However, the agency does note that this list doesn’t cover all possible symptoms. For instance, skin rashes and pink eye have also been linked to COVID-19, but more research is needed to understand how these side effects are linked to the virus. Is an earache a symptom of COVID-19? The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t list earaches as a symptom of COVID-19 and ear symptoms are not routinely asked about as part of COVID-19 screening questions in the U.S. Like the CDC, the WHO simply confirms that you may experience “aches” from the coronavirus. But doctors agree that it’s possible to experience an earache from COVID-19, even though it doesn’t seem to be a common symptom like a fever or dry cough. “It’s on the spectrum of symptoms you would expect,” says infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.