Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be clearer sign than cough

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https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54359852

Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be clearer sign than cough

By Rachel Schraer
Health reporter
2 October 2020

A study by University College London (UCL) of 590 people who lost their sense of smell or taste earlier in the year found 80% had coronavirus antibodies.

Of those people with antibodies, 40% had no other symptoms.

The research only looked at people with mild symptoms, however.

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[AirmensMom]

1. Someone I know had it.

She said she got a bad headache first. Then her sense of smell and taste completely went away. That was a few months ago and she said it's still not the same as it was before. She also had a sore throat and pretty bad fatigue.

Everyone in her shop had it and one of the men never came back to work ... I'm assuming because he has a vulnerable family member at home.

[soothsayer]

2. Saw a tweet yesterday where the top google searches for loss of taste and smell were from the same

...three states with rising COVID cases. North Dakota, somewhere, and Wisconsin.

Can’t find it now cuz twitter is so busy with other nooz