Alain's voice lets his weariness shine through.
Since catching Covid three years ago, this resident of Dole (Jura) is often tired and his daily life disrupted by muscle pain.
But for this 55-year-old professional cook, the loss of taste and smell is particularly hard to bear.
“All food tastes the same, and I don’t smell anything at all anymore.
When I cook, I can no longer tell if it is salty enough, well seasoned, etc.
And when I swallow things that I didn't like before, it doesn't matter to me anymore!
» he testifies.
Like him, several hundred thousand people in France suffer from long Covid, according to the Committee for Monitoring and Anticipation of Health Risks (Covars).
Associations are organizing this Friday the second International Day of Awareness of these symptoms which can persist several months or even years after infection with SARS-CoV-2.
Ageusia and anosmia, that is to say the loss of taste and smell in scientific terms, are clearly part of this.
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