Two thirds of staff at one NHS hospital trust lost their sense of taste or smell during the peak of the coronavirus epidemic but most couldn't get tested, a study shows.

Researchers asked staff at London's Barts Health NHS Trust to complete a questionnaire in the week of April 17 to 23, at the height of the epidemic.

Almost two-thirds of staff at the hospital said they had suffered anosmia - a loss of taste or smell.

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It's one of the largest NHS trusts in England