Every sip of coffee and bite of food tastes like "fresh blood" to Jonathan Vickers, in a bizarre and disturbing complication of his battle with coronavirus.
Despite having only mild symptoms of the virus, the stage actor is still suffering the effects almost 11 months on and is one of an estimated 770,000 Brits suffering from long Covid.
Jonathan has been robbed of his enjoyment of food and drink, which smell and taste like blood, metal or yeast, and all he can do is wait and hope the senses return to normal soon.
The 32-year-old, whose wife Lucy was also affected, told the Mirror: "I would describe it as a fresh blood kind of taste, maybe a yeasty smell as well.
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