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- A new coronavirus study says that COVID-19 is likely to blame in people who experience two unexpected symptoms.
- Researchers from Italy found that a significant percentage of a group of COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the hospital reported the sudden loss of smell and taste as the first symptoms.
- The researchers also suspect that the two symptoms might be associated with reduced leukocyte levels, which are white blood cells that fight infections.
Vaccinations are about to start in the US now that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has received emergency use authorization, but it will take plenty of time for vaccines to make an impact. The drugs can help authorities get the pandemic under control and allow people to return to normal life, but only if at least 70% of the population gets immunized. Until then, most people will still risk infection, especially in the winter months as the virus continues to spread out of control. The US broke all records in the past few days: 231,000 daily cases, 3,300 deaths in a single day, and more than 108,000 concurrent hospitalizations are the new highs of the winter wave.
Health officials worry that more people will be exposed to the virus as they travel for the holidays, and many others will be infected. A large portion will be asymptomatic, and those who do develop symptoms are usually contagious a few days before the signs of the illness are present. The only way to diagnose COVID-19 confidently is a PCR test. But there is an early warning that you might have COVID-19, and a new study reaffirms a particular combination of symptoms that are an almost certain indication that you have COVID-19.
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If you experience these 2 symptoms before anything else, it’s COVID-19 originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 14 Dec 2020 at 15:45:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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