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Sophie Buchan

Covid could alter brain regions associated with smell and memory says new research

Whilst Scotland's Covid restrictions are coming to an end on March 21 - including the legal need to wear a mask - that doesn't mean the virus has vanished.

At present around one in 19 people are said to be infected according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and now new Covid research has suggested that being infected can alter the human brain.

The three main symptoms of covid are a new and continuous cough, a fever as well as a loss or change to your taste or smell.

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