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Loss of smell could be a coronavirus symptom, but some experts wary
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A sudden loss of smell is being presented as a possible new sign of the novel coronavirus, particularly in those with no other symptoms.
The British Association of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT UK) raised the issue in a statement on Friday, citing the “rapidly growing number of reports” of patients with little to no other symptoms losing their sense of smell.
ENT UK said it could be an important marker of the infection for which health-care workers should consider asking people to self-isolate.
The ENT UK — made up of leading British ear, nose and throat doctors — cites compiled reports from countries like Germany and South Korea, where patients presented anosmia as their “major presenting symptom in otherwise mild cases,” meaning without
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