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Loss of smell, taste added to list of Coronavirus symptoms in UK

The NHS has added anosmia to the official list of symptoms for COVID-19.

This means that anyone experiencing the loss of their sense of smell or taste must now self-isolate themselves for seven days (and their household must self-isolate for 14 days).

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