On September 29, Jim Parsons, the american sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" "Shea Ear", revealed that he had been infected with the new crown, saying that he initially thought it was a cold, and did not learn about the infection until the symptoms were severe: "We lost our sense of taste and smell, and it felt very indescribable." Parsons also humorously said that he had nothing else to do during the quarantine except to eat, but he could not taste it, "just waste those calories."