SPECIAL REPORT: Exploring the side effects of COVID-19 YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) - The current Coronavirus crisis has shown little signs of slowing down as we head into 2021. Some health experts calling Arizona "The Hotspot of the World" and nearby in California some hospitals at 200% over-capacity. For those who contracted COVID-19, it's the side effects that come with the virus, that separate it from any other contagious strain the world has seen. One of those, including loss of taste and smell. "The weird thing with taste was my tongue went numb, like if I burned it on a hot cup of coffee or something," said Russ.