Health officials have warned people to look out for a dry cough or fever as the first signs of coronavirus, but another symptom is affecting younger patients, research has revealed.
Some of the infected have reported experiencing a lack of smell and taste – known as anosmia - despite not having the usual signs of a cough or fever.
It is now believed to be a symptom for "hidden carriers" of Covid-19. Professor Nirmal Kumar, head of ENT UK, has urged Britons to self-isolate if they have this symptom.
He told Sky News: "In young patients, they do not have any significant symptoms such as the cough and fever, but they may have just the loss of sense of smell and taste, which suggests that these viruses are lodging in the nose." In a