Loss of smell may be symptom of new coronavirus infection: experts

With a certain number of people infected with the new coronavirus reporting the loss of smell and taste, medical experts have started paying closer attention to those cases as they suspect the symptoms may be an indicator of infection.Earlier this week, Hanshin Tigers, a Japanese professional baseball club in western Japan, said three of its players have tested positive for the pneumonia-causing virus, with one of them, pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, complaining he has lost his sense of smell and taste.The three are the first professional baseball players in Japan to publicly announce they have…READ FULL ARTICLE