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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Antony Thrower

Strange new Covid symptom identified - that turns your loved ones into 'strangers'

Scholars have identified a bizarre new Covid symptom which could cause people to not recognise their own family members.

Researchers of a new paper say some people who tested positive developed face blindness, which leaves them unable to pick out their loved ones.

The paper in the Cortex journal revealed one patient, identified as a portrait artist named Annie, caught Covid in the early throes of the pandemic in March 2020.

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