A study of Covid-19 patients in the city where the pandemic began has found that some continue to battle with health impairments a year after contracting the virus.
Medical workers in protective suits attend to Covid-19 patients at the intensive care unit of a Wuhan hospital in February 2020.
Findings show that around one in three people still have shortness of breath and lung impairments persisted in some patients, especially those who experienced the most severe illness.Overall, Covid-19 survivors were less healthy than people from the wider community who had not been infected with the virus.
“Our findings suggest that recovery for some patients will take longer than one year, and this should be taken into account when planning delivery of healthcare services post-pandemic.” Our findings suggest that recovery for some patients will take longer than a one year, and this should be taken into account when planning delivery of healthcare services post-pandemicThe new study includes 1,276 patients from the same cohort to assess their health status after 12 months.
Almost one third of patients reported experiencing shortness of breath at 12 months, which was slightly higher than at six months.
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