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The United States continues to be the country most affected by the new coronavirus pandemic. The number of infections already reaches almost 11 million, while, so far, more than 245 thousand people have lost their lives.
One of the most striking symptoms of this virus, beyond respiratory discomfort, is loss of the senses of taste and smell as happened to Russell Donnelly, a 30-year-old man who decided to share his experience on TikTok.
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Donnelly, from New Jersey, began to notice that he had gradually lost both senses, which made him suspect that he might possibly be infected and, although A quick test showed he had the virus, his friends couldn’t believe it.
For this reason the man decided to join the TikTok trend ‘covid taste test’, a challenge that consists of trying different foods to verify that there are alterations in taste.
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In the video that quickly went viral, Donnelly cuts a red onion while explaining that he has coronavirus and therefore cannot taste anything.
“Everyone tells me to try to eat something unpleasant, but I don’t have anything unpleasant in my house, so I thought I’d like to eat something that was strong or spicy,” story.
Then the young man bit the raw onion, He had a small glass of lemon juice and lastly, a tablespoon of garlic paste. After ingesting them, Donelly showed no reaction, it was as if he were eating any other food.
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In addition, the American assured that apart from the total loss of taste and smell she had no cold-like symptoms. In fact, he stressed that his health is good.
The reaction from other TikTok users was surprising. Some confirmed that they were also patients with coronavirus and had similar symptoms, while other comments focused on possible stomach upsets that Donnelly may have after the challenge.
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For now, the video already has more than 14 million views, 2.2 million ‘likes’ and more than 37 thousand comments. Further, Donnelly continues to publish content tasting different foods on his social networks.
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