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Loss of smell is highly reliable indicator of Covid-19 infection – study – Peeblesshire News
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 c…
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