FILE - This Oct. 15, 2018, file photo shows Prosecco wine poured into a glass during a wine tasting at the Case Paolin farm in Volpago del Montello, Italy. Doctors are reporting that people infected with the pandemic virus may lose their sense of smell and perhaps taste. Virus infection is already a known cause of smell loss, and in some cases it can be permanent. But in cases of the pandemic virus, it looks more like a temporary effect. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
March 23, 2020
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Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection
NEW YORK (AP) — A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries.