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Methods| The study was approved by the ethics committee of Treviso and Belluno provinces, and informed consent was obtained verbally for telephone interviews. Adults (aged≥ 18 years) consecutively assessed at Treviso Regional Hospital between March 19 and March 22, 2020, were included if they tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA by polymerase chain reaction on nasopharyngeal and throat swabs that were performed according to the World Health Organization recommendation5 and if they were suitable for home management as mildly symptomatic. Patients were contacted 5 to 6 days after the swab was performed, the demographic information was reported, and the Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Questionnaire (ARTIQ; with symptoms scored as none, 0; a little, 1; a lot, 2) was administered. During the telephone interview, they were asked whether they had experienced a sudden onset of an altered …