Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert was among the first professional athletes in major American sports to contract the coronavirus and subsequently brought the NBA and every other U.S. league to a halt. “Just to give you guys an update, loss of smell and taste is definitely one of the symptoms, haven’t been able to smell anything for the last 4 days,” he tweeted. “Anyone experiencing the same thing?”CHICAGO BULLS' TOMAS SATORANSKY WANTS NBA TO CANCEL SEASON SO HE CAN GO BACK HOMEGobert is not alone in his experience. About 30 percent of people who have contracted COVID-19 in China, South Korea, and Italy have also reported a loss of smell. LEBRON JAMES APPROVES LOS ANGELES' 'STAY AT HOME' DIRECTIVE AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKThe experts added that many patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus are only experiencing loss of smell or taste without symptoms of a high fever or a dry cough.

Source: Fox News March 23, 2020 11:03 UTC