Coronavirus studies strengthen link between loss of smell or taste and Covid-19

A study of patients hit by the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing has highlighted how it affected their sense of taste and smell.Among the 256 Covid-19 cases in the latest outbreak that started on June 11 in Beijing, 33 people, or 13 per cent, reported that they lost their sense of smell.Another 21 people, or 8 per cent, said their sense of taste had been affected, Wu Guoan, vice-president of Beijing Ditan Hospital, told a press conference last week.Losing your sense of smell or taste was…

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