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Women are sitting outdoors in an empty cafe in Rome. PHOTO: Reuters
Researchers from Belgium and the Netherlands found that one in three people who had mild COVID-19 without a hospital stay should be diagnosed with a “chronic coronavirus infection.”
The specialists analyzed the medical indications of 1,837 people (mean age 47 years) and almost all the subjects complained of fatigue (98%), muscle weakness (90%), sleep problems (88%) and various pains (87%) . even 3 months after recovery. In some cases, the consequences lasted for half a year, during which they were unable to return to normal life and work. Middle-aged women suffered the most. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
The authors suggest that coronavirus be considered a chronic disease if symptoms persist after 12 weeks. “The impact of COVID-19 on the daily lives of patients is enormous in the non-hospitalized subgroup and needs more care,” the researchers said. According to them, seriously ill patients after the illness undergo rehabilitation, while those in outpatient treatment are deprived of the care of doctors and they themselves tend to underestimate their condition. These patients will place a huge burden on the healthcare system of all countries in the near future.
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