Loss of smell or taste has now been added to the official list of symptoms that may indicate Covid-19 in the UK.
Until now, people were only advised to self-isolate to prevent the spread of infection based on their symptoms if they had a fever or a cough.
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But ear, nose and throat doctors had been warning for weeks that more symptoms should be included.
Earlier, we reported one scientific expert warning that the UK may be missing up to 70,000 coronavirus infections because it was focusing only on fever and coughing.
