Specialist nose and throat doctors have urged the Government to recognise a lost sense of taste or smell as a tell-tale coronavirus symptom.

And on Sunday afternoon, Ore Oduba rejoiced as he regained his sense of smell after 10 days, and admitted that the first thing he smelt was his son Roman's 'first POO after 3 days of constipation.'

The former Strictly champion, 34, took to Twitter to share his happy news and describe the moment involving the tot, 2, - who he shares with wife Portia - in hilarious detail.

Celebrating! On Sunday afternoon, Ore Oduba, 34, rejoiced as he recovers from coronavirus symptoms, revealing that he has regained his sense of smell after 10 days

Ore tweeted: 'I CAN SMELL!!! After 10 days I CAN SMELL!!!! And the first thing I smelt... my son's first POO after 3 days of constipation!

'How I rejoiced as he cried into my arms, I rubbed his belly and the weight was finally lifted...right up my nose. I will never forget this day HALLELUJAH.'

Ore Oduba's representatives confirmed to MailOnline that they 'believe he had coronavirus.'

Got his smell back! The former Strictly champ took to Twitter where he admitted that the first thing he smelt was his son Roman's 'first POO after 3 days of constipation'

Hallelujah! Ore shared his happy news and described the moment involving the tot, 2, - who he shares with wife Portia - in hilarious detail

On Thursday, specialist nose and throat doctors began urging the Government to recognise a lost sense of taste or smell as a tell-tale coronavirus symptom.

ENT UK, which represents ear, nose and throat experts around the country, said there is evidence a 'significant' number of patients suffer these effects.

Currently, the only symptoms the NHS lists as ones which make coronavirus likely are a recurring cough or a fever or high temperature.

But ENT UK, formerly known as the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology, said at least two thirds of COVID-19 patients in Germany reported losing one or both senses, and it often happened to people with less obvious illness.

Other less often reported symptoms include headaches, sickness, diarrhoea and a blocked nose, according to World Health Organization data.

Doting dad: 'How I rejoiced as he cried into my arms, I rubbed his belly and the weight was finally lifted...right up my nose' wrote Ora

Family goals: Ore and Portia, who married in November 2015, have considered expanding their family in the future

ENT UK said medics across the world have reported rising numbers of people saying they have anosmia - the technical term for a lost sense of smell - in the past month.

'We believe this is related to COVID-19 infection,' the organisation said.

'At present, many affected patients do not have other symptoms, or only mild disease, and therefore do not meet the criteria for testing.

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'While loss of smell may be caused by other viruses, we think that it is reasonable to assume that COVID-19 is the cause until tests prove negative.

'We therefore advise that patients follow current guidelines for self-isolating if they develop new onset anosmia. This will also apply to cohabiting friends or family.'

At the time of writing, in the UK, both the NHS 111 coronavirus symptom checker and a new COVID-19 symptom checker app list high temperature, cough and breathlessness as symptoms, but carry no mention of loss of taste and sense of smell.

Ore and his wife Portia are proud parents to son Roman who was born in January 2018.

Speaking about their tot shortly after his birth, the TV presenter said: 'He's brilliant. He's coming into his own in such a short space of time.

'He's our world, we would do anything for him. His smile goes as wide as the world is round.'

Should Roman ever hope to follow in his father's footsteps one day, Ore said he will be supportive, but make his son aware of the 'ruthless' nature of showbusiness.

He said: 'We'll both be very supportive parents. TV is pretty cut throat. The path I've taken is not the normal path and I've had amazing people help me along the way.

'It's a ruthless business and I'd make him aware of that. There's people who will fall by the wayside and won't make it.

'But if you really put your mind to something, you can achieve anything. If I see potential in him, I will be on him like a rash.'

Ore and Portia, who married in November 2015, have considered expanding their family in the future.

He said: 'We've talked about it. One child is a lot, it's like a beautiful bomb going off in your life and you have to get a blinker.

'For the last five or six months, I'm like "alright, we are stable again". All in good time.'

Ore's career has recently taken a new turn with his role in the stage production of Grease: The Musical where he appeared as a Teen Angel alongside Peter Andre.

He said: 'Strictly made me realise how much I love being on stage and I thought musical theatre was the way to go.'