UK coronavirus tests advised for people who lose taste or smell

Anosmia is third symptom – in addition to cough and fever – justifying a test under revised guidance

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People who experience a loss of smell or taste are being advised to get tested for Covid-19, in a change of guidance from the UK government that experts say is well overdue, warning that thousands of cases have already been missed.

Anosmia – the medical term for loss of smell – is now the third symptom of the coronavirus infection that will justify a test, in addition to a persistent cough and high temperature. The four chief medical officers of the UK have said that people with loss of smell or loss of taste should now self-isolate or get tested, even without the other symptoms.

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