Months after contracting COVID-19, some will try anything to regain their sense of smell

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Loss of smell is a common symptom of COVID-19, and about 10% of patients suffer from long-term smell dysfunction. Can the nose be retrained to detect odors correctly?

Biden OKs Navajo Nation disaster declaration over spreading COVID-19 – Axios

President Biden declared Wednesday that a major disaster exists for the Navajo Nation over COVID-19 and ordered more federal assistance to fight the pandemic at the nation’s largest Native American reservation.

Why it matters: The Navajo Nation, like many Indigenous communities across the U.S., faces a housing shortage that has forced multiple family members to share small homes and a lack of running water that create the opportunity for superspreader events.

  • COVID-19 has claimed more than 1,000 lives on the Navajo Nation.
  • More than 28,000 cases have been reported on the sprawling reservation of 173,000 people.
  • The virus recently killed former tribal President Albert Hale.

Details: Under the disaster declaration, federal funding is available to the Navajo Nation and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency protective measures.

  • The declaration came after Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez went with Biden officials to request more COVID-19 vaccines and asked for a disaster declaration.

Source: Biden OKs Navajo Nation disaster declaration over spreading COVID-19 – Axios