Researchers at King's College London conducted a study to gather information that could help experts understand the spread of the virus.
The general advice for those who display symptoms of COVID-19 is to stay at home in order to reduce the risk of spreading it to others and call your health facility.
At the Din Tai Fung restaurant masked workers make spinach and pork dumplings on March 17, 2020 in Taipei, Taiwan.If tests are not available, a loss of taste and smell could be the best way to detect whether someone has contracted the coronavirus, according to U.K. researchers. This appears to indicate that a loss of smell and taste should be added to the list of common coronavirus symptoms. Until now, health authorities like the WHOThe general advice for those who display symptoms of COVID-19 is to stay at home in order to reduce the risk of spreading it to others and call your health facility.
Of those reporting one or more symptoms of the coronavirus to the so-called "Covid Symptom Tracker" app: more than half said they had fatigue or tiredness; 29% had a persistent cough; 28% reported shortness of breath; 18% experienced a loss of smell or taste; and 10.5% suffered a fever. "When combined with other symptoms, people with loss of smell and taste appear to be 3 times more likely to have contracted COVID-19 according to our data, and should therefore self-isolate for seven days to reduce the spread of the disease," Professor Tim Spector, lead researcher on the study, said in a statement.The WHO has not added a loss of smell or taste to the list of common symptoms to the coronavirus.
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