BENGALURU: Indian scientists and researchers from at least five institutions or organisations have joined the Global Consortium of Chemosensory Researchers (GCCR) that will together have more than 600 clinicians, neurobiologists, data scientists, cognitive scientists, sensory researchers, and technicians from 50 countries collecting and mining data on the connection between the chemical senses and Covid-19.“Following a wave of reports from patients and clinicians about rapid onset smell loss, prominent health organisations across the world have suggested anosmia as an early indicator for Covid-19 infection, even in the absence of other symptoms. Scientists worldwide have united in the GCCR with the goal of rapidly collecting data across geographical and cultural boundaries to investigate the connection between the chemical senses and Covid-19,” a statement from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru read.Researchers from NCBS, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-Hyderabad, the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) are part of GCCR.The GCCR will use data collected in a worldwide survey to assess the correlation between the loss of sense of smell (anosmia) with Covid-19. Data collected intends to provide a worldwide dataset to help clinicians, epidemiologists, and research scientists.The survey will be translated into more than 20 languages and is available to individuals and clinicians on the GCCR website. The India team has translated the questionnaire into Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, and Urdu, with more languages planned.The scientists urge anyone who has recently experienced smell loss or been diagnosed with the Covid-19 infection to complete the survey. Anyone suddenly experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness or smell loss should self-isolate and reach out to their doctor.