Hospitals are now reportedly treating a loss of smell and taste as symptoms of coronavirus after experts warned of the tell-tale signs.
Younger patients are especially likely to lose these senses, even if they do not experience any other symptoms. Scientists now believe losing your smell or taste — a condition known as anosmia — could be a sign that you are a "hidden carrier" for Covid-19.
ITV News correspondent Paul Brand claims: "Have learned that some hospitals are now adding loss of taste and smell to the list of symptoms for coronavirus, as they triage patients. "Some concern among doctors that these particular symptoms have been underplayed in all the messaging so far." Professor Nirmal Kumar, head of ENT UK, has urged people to