Coronavirus: he shows his loss of taste in a tiktok video...

A handicap or a superpower? One of the symptoms of coronavirus is loss of taste. And while it can be particularly confusing, even difficult for food lovers, some see it as an opportunity to eat things they wouldn’t normally touch.

This is particularly the case of Russell Donnelly, a thirty-something from New Jersey (United States). In a video posted on TikTok, we can see him crunching to the full in a red onion, before gulping down a small glass of lemon juice and finishing his tasting with a garlic paste. “Nothing”, “nothing” and “nothing,” he repeats with each finished bite, his face stoic, to show that these foods have no effect on him.

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And we must believe that this little improvised test resonated with many Internet users, since the video has gone viral. This November 15, she has more than 15 million views on TikTok. What motivate Russell Donnelly, who has tried the experience in other videos with sardines, baby food or mustard. The effect remains impressive, although the videos were less popular than the first.

“It’s a crazy disease,” asserts Russell Donnelly. The American ended his series by explaining that he had been lucky to have had “only” this symptom, encouraging his new subscribers to be “smart” and “wear a mask”. As a reminder, the United States is the most affected country in the world in terms of the number of deaths in this Covid-19 pandemic, with more than 245,000 deaths.