Sounds silly doesn't, Well apparently not .
Often the early signs are a loss of smell and taste.
Doctors say 3 out 5 coronavirus cases loose their smell in the very early signs .
So if you want try it here is the link from 9 news. the problem being though I bet everyone who watched the news has gone out to buy jelly beans

Here's the test and the article

https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/coronavirus-australia-simple-jelly-bean-test-could-reveal-if-you-have-covid-19-symptoms-c-959791

Pete,

If that was true I have had coronvirus for about the last 10 years!
Now we will have over 60 years old all panicking and demanding tests after realising they have no smell for the first time.
There is a difference between a symptom that SOME coronvirus sufferers note and a normal diminishing of sense, that is age related.
Why some silly network producer thought it was good idea to push that non-sense as comedy is beyond me.
Everbody, just stay separated, wear a mask, wash hands and phone a doc if you get the sniffles and you wont have to shove a jelly bean up your nose!

Fred.

Oh and the flu needle is available for old fogies like us, so phone a doc and go and get jabbed!

The networks have allocated all this extra on air time for the Corona virus so they've got to fill it with something/anything.

I know ,I laughed when I saw it on the news,, but apparently this is how doctors test for Anosmia (loss of smell) which is a odd symptom of the virus. No use me trying it,all those years of smoking would of wrecked my smell.

Very odd times we are seeing !

Doctors sometimes have jellybeans on hand to distract kids while they talk to the parent. So making use of the materials on hand.

Yes,I can see anther conspiracy theory starting with this news article.
Doctor "who" ate jelly beans and Who is the world health organisation.

Won't be long are the rumours will but YouTube with more nutters

Stay tuned for the great Jelly Bean shortage!!

Like Fred, I have very little taste and smell. It is amazing what people are thinking up. Too much time on their hands.

Well Pete you and I both know we don't have a jellybean shortage!!

Haha , Ain't that the truth.
Expensive jelly beans they were too!
I'm still going through it in this house!

Pete

I still like the Ivermectin & hope that it actually works: My warped sense of humour can see us drenching all of these moo's.

As noted I have some.

I like a cartoon I just got. They are telling us to continuously wash our hands: What about the rest of our bodies?

Hands touching faces then other surfaces and vice versa is the issue.

And as medicos know, there's more to washing hands effectively than a quick rinse under a tap.