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Coronavirus: Loss of smell and taste added to list of symptoms to self-isolate with

Loss of smell is a symptom of coronavirus (stock image). [Image: Getty Images/Maskot]

Britons have been urged to self-isolate and assume they have Covid-19 if they suffer from a loss of smell after warnings tens of thousands of cases are being missed.

Loss of smell and possibly taste has been added to fever and a persistent cough as the crucial early warning signs to assume you have the bug.

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