Dean Gaffney has voiced fears that he's contracted the deadly coronavirus after developing certain symptoms. The 42-year-old EastEnders actor took to social media after hearing the updated government guidelines on COVID-19.
Alongside a screenshot of a press conference from Downing Street, Dean cried: "Oh s***." "Haven't been able to smell or taste for five days," the worried star told fans.
A sensory expert claimed this week that losing a sense of smell and taste may be signs of coronavirus, following studies of patients in South Korea, China and Italy.
The British Association of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT UK) have said asymptomatic patients - those who do not have a fever or a cough - could show a loss of smell or taste as symptoms of the