Basils look different, but smell all the same

These basils have quite a different appearances, but smell all the same.  When I was working around them, I was always reassured that I am OK.  Coronavirus infection can present with the loss of smell and taste as the only or the first symptom.  I recall the American Academy of Otolaryngology sent out a memo to its members in March or April saying many such patients went to ENT doctor, instead of primary care physician, not realizing they have got the coronavirus infection, so the best policy would be treating every patient walking into the office/clinic as the potential case of coronavirus infection.

我們菜園裡的這些 basils 看起來大不相同, 但聞起來完全一樣。每當在其旁邊工作的時候，一聞其特殊氣味我就覺得幸運沒有被確診。得了新冠感染的人失去嗅覺及味覺有時候是第一甚或惟一的症狀。我記得今年三月或四月美國耳鼻喉科醫師學院發信給其會員説很多這樣的病人都直接去看耳鼻喉科醫師而不是他們自己的醫師（primary care physician) 因為沒有其他新冠症狀根本就不懐疑自己中獎了。學院要求會員把每個進門的病人就當做可能的確診, 沒有什麼其他好方法。