Elderly people and those with underlying health conditions who were told to self-isolate at home during the first wave of the pandemic were still FIVE TIMES more likely to die of COVID-19, study finds
A new study looked at the elderly and those with underlying conditions in Glasgow, Scotland, between March 2020 and May 2020
These groups were among those told to shield meaning to self-isolate in their homes, both to protect them from COVID-19 and reduce healthcare demand
People at high-risk up to eight times more likely to contract COVID-19 and up to five times as likely to die from it than the general population
A FIFTH of asymptomatic coronavirus patients develop long Covid dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Patients are facing the financial version of long-haul COVID - massive medical bills for COVID treatment
Bills chronicled by the NYT include up to $1 million for a long hospital stay, passed to the patient s family after he died
Health insurance companies claimed to waive fees for COVID treatment but in many cases, hospitals still charged patients
Long COVID impacts millions of Americans who will need support long after the pandemic ends
7:07 pm UTC Mar. 15, 2021
His chest rises and falls rhythmically as the machine pumps in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide with a hissing sound.
The patient in Room 2106 is ventilated, intubated, sedated.
Julie Medeiros, a respiratory therapist, pauses at the glass doorway. “His family came to say goodbye this morning. He’s doing really poorly, she says. He’ll probably pass today.”
Her words are a mix of melancholy and matter-of-factness. Medeiros has seen so much death, she knows the signs. They all do.
A few hours later, the man in Room 2106 will become another data point among more than 535,000 people killed by the coronavirus in the USA.