Coronavirus warning - patient explains 'horrible taste' that could be a sign of COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS is a deadly infection that's easily spread, and the disease has already killed more than 16,000 people in the UK. The most common mild COVID-19 symptoms include a high fever and a dry cough. But, one patient has described a "horrible taste" in his mouth before developing severe coronavirus symptoms.
Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than two million people across the world. One patient has revealed the details of his coronavirus symptoms, including a horrible, metallic taste.
Dominic Minghella, 53, developed COVID-19 symptoms in March, although he admitted that they were largely non-existent at first.
The TV producer and screenwriter was admitted into hospital over coronavirus fears.
He admitted to fearing the worst, and even wrote "farewells to my children".
After leaving the hospital, Minghella explained the symptoms that led him to A&E, including a particular taste.
The taste developed one week after the onset of his symptoms, he explained.
A metallic taste was present in Minghella's mouth after he started to develop the characteristic fever.
He had lost his appetite, and became very fatigued, he revealed.
"My symptoms were almost non-existent at first," Minghella wrote in a blog post.
"One night, I had a bout of chills. I thought I must have turned the heating down lower than I intended. I went to bed with the shivers, and didn’t think too much about it.
"Five days in, still no real fever or cough. But I was beginning to feel seriously tired. My eyes were closing at the dinner table.
"We decided to pull the kids from school, but mostly because we were worried about catching the virus – not because we thought I already had it.
"A week in and it became clear. My temperature started hitting 102F. I was gulping down the paracetamol at exactly six hour intervals.
"A horrible metallic taste in my mouth. Didn’t want to eat anyway. Drinking but only because I knew I had to. Very weak – could barely hold a cup."
A strange taste in the mouth isn't officially confirmed as a symptom of coronavirus, however.
Some patients have also reported losing their sense of taste, as well as their sense of smell.
The most common warning signs of coronavirus include a high fever, and a new, continuous cough.
Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than two million people across the world. One patient has revealed the details of his coronavirus symptoms, including a horrible, metallic taste.
Dominic Minghella, 53, developed COVID-19 symptoms in March, although he admitted that they were largely non-existent at first.
The TV producer and screenwriter was admitted into hospital over coronavirus fears.
He admitted to fearing the worst, and even wrote "farewells to my children".
After leaving the hospital, Minghella explained the symptoms that led him to A&E, including a particular taste.
The taste developed one week after the onset of his symptoms, he explained.
A metallic taste was present in Minghella's mouth after he started to develop the characteristic fever.
He had lost his appetite, and became very fatigued, he revealed.
"My symptoms were almost non-existent at first," Minghella wrote in a blog post.
"One night, I had a bout of chills. I thought I must have turned the heating down lower than I intended. I went to bed with the shivers, and didn’t think too much about it.
"Five days in, still no real fever or cough. But I was beginning to feel seriously tired. My eyes were closing at the dinner table.
"We decided to pull the kids from school, but mostly because we were worried about catching the virus – not because we thought I already had it.
"A week in and it became clear. My temperature started hitting 102F. I was gulping down the paracetamol at exactly six hour intervals.
"A horrible metallic taste in my mouth. Didn’t want to eat anyway. Drinking but only because I knew I had to. Very weak – could barely hold a cup."
A strange taste in the mouth isn't officially confirmed as a symptom of coronavirus, however.
Some patients have also reported losing their sense of taste, as well as their sense of smell.
The most common warning signs of coronavirus include a high fever, and a new, continuous cough.
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