Researchers are also beginning to identify new and peculiar symptoms of the virus including blistered feet and a loss of taste.
“The loss of smell can occur with quite a few viral infections that affect the upper respiratory tract and coronavirus as a group can be responsible,” Prof Senanayake said.
"It tends to effect the olfactory nerve, which is your nerve for smell.
“It can also cause a lot of inflammation in the nose and that can effect smell.”
I know that Prince Charles who had covid quite early on had recently reported that his sense of smell and taste hadn’t returned after he tested negative.