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Could search engines predict Covid-19 spread?

Scientists are investigating whether searches for particular medical problems could be used to predict a second spike in cases of Covid-19.

In the UK, searches for loss of taste and smell were peaking before lockdown, and long before those symptoms were announced as being linked to the disease.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Click's Spencer Kelly finds out more.

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