Health
COVID-19: Loss of smell a ‘highly reliable indicator’ of infection – BBC Focus Magazine
Loss of smell or taste should now be considered globally as a criterion for self-isolation, testing, and contact tracing, researchers say.
Four out of five people with sudden loss of smell or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, new research has suggested. The findings suggest an acute loss of smell or taste is a highly reliable virus indicator, scientists say.
They add that loss of smell or taste should now be considered globally as a criterion for self-isolation, testing and contact tracing.
Researchers at UCL and UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) assessed health data from primary care ce…
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