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Large proportion of NHS workers may have already had COVID-19 – EurekAlert

New research finds a high prevalence of anosmia among NHS healthcare workers between February and April. Nearly two thirds of participants lost their sense of smell or taste in the period.
The study also finds a strong association between smell loss and posi…

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A large proportion of UK healthcare workers may already have been infected with Covid-19, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia in collaboration with University College London.
In May, Public Health England added a new loss of taste or smell (anosmia) to the list of symptoms for Covid-19.
Research published today in The Lancet Microbe finds a high prevalence of anosmia cases among healthcare workers between mid-February and mid-April.
Senior author Prof Carl Philpott…

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