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The Covid Diaries

Part 1: Home Alone in my Covid cave

Robert’s struggle to recover his sense of smell after a Corona-KO

Just before Christmas on a routine test before travel, I was diagnosed with COVID-19, relegating me to 21 days in isolation over the holidays under Italy’s tough quarantine rule. Four days later, in my Covid Cave, I lost all sense of smell and the world became an odorous void.