Reports from ENT_UK and around the world indicate loss of smell and taste as potential COVID19 symptoms.
Claire Hopkins, president of the British Rhinological Society, and Nirmal Kumar, president of ENT UK, The British Association of Otorhinolaryngology, said in a joint statement that there is evidence, aside from Italy, from South Korea, Germany, and China that significant numbers of patients with COVID-19 have developed loss of smell.
"In Germany it is reported that more than 2 in 3 confirmed cases have anosmia," they wrote. The statement continued,"In South Korea, where testing has been more widespread, 30% of patients testing positive have had anosmia as their major presenting symptom in otherwise mild cases." Other countries that have reported cases like this are France, Iran, and the US.that she was alerted about the potential link between loss of smell and taste and coronavirus by colleagues in New Rochelle, NY, the site of the state's first containment area. She admitted that this alarmed her because people who experience these symptoms wouldn't know to self-quarantine. What's more, theNew York Times ,"We really want to raise awareness that this is a sign of infection and that anyone who develops loss of sense of smell should self-isolate." The joint statement recommended that if you develop loss of smell or taste, to self-quarantine for at least seven days even if you have no other symptoms. You could, according to the statement, be a"hidden carrier" of coronavirus. It also advises against using oral steroids during this time. You can read theA spokesperson from WHO told POPSUGAR via email that they are reviewing the data but have not changed the coronavirus symptom list to date.fever, cough, shortness of breath, tiredness, aches and pains, runny nose, as well as diarrhea and nausea. POPSUGAR has also reached out to the CDC for comment and will update this article if we hear back. POPSUGAR aims to give you the most accurate and up-to-date information about the coronavirus, but details and recommendations about this pandemic may have changed since publication. For the latest information on COVID-19, please check out resources from the
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