The number of people recovering from the novel coronavirus is much lower than the number of people who have been infected so far around the world. According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, this number is one-fifth of the total number of victims. The rate of recovery is slower than the number of infections and deaths since the onset of the infection four months ago. Yet people are fighting against this deadly virus. Someone is surviving, someone is accepting a tragic death.
Of course, there are questions about how many people have recovered from Kovid-19. Johns Hopkins spokesman Douglas Donovan said in an email to the US-based television channel CNN that the actual number of patients recovering could be even higher. Citing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CNN says most people with Covid-19 have mild illnesses and are able to recover at home without medical attention, but in severe cases must go to the hospital.
According to them, those who are recovering from home are considered to be free of Covid-19 based on 3 criteria. These are: Staying feverless for at least 72 hours without using antipyretic drugs. Other symptoms of corona, such as coughing, improvement in the symptoms of shortness of breath, and no further symptoms at least 7 days after the first symptoms appear. However, in this case, if there is an opportunity to test, you have to be sure to test twice in 24 hours.
During a briefing in Geneva, Switzerland in early March, the executive director of the World Health Organization's emergency program. Mike Ryan said it could take more than six weeks to fully recover from a coronavirus-related illness. However, in the case of people suffering from other diseases, the time may be a few months. However, these matters may be different in certain cases.A study published in the US-based medical journal JAMA in February identified four coronary health workers in Wuhan, China, who were found to have the virus 13 days after they did not have corona symptoms.
Another study published in another medical journal, Landset, analyzed the data of some of his patients and said that the virus had been in existence for 37 days.The study found that the virus was detected in survivors 20 days after the onset of their illness. The duration of transmission of the virus among survivors is a minimum of eight to a maximum of 36 days.
A report in Britain's The Guardian newspaper gives a possible idea of the treatment of critically ill patients with coronavirus. According to the newspaper, doctors try to make informed decisions about such patients as a first step in treatment.Severe patients who are hospitalized are given artificial respiration. After a while, when the patient can breathe on his own, the artificial respiratory tract is opened and the patient is tried to speak. Even then, if the patient needs oxygen, it is supplied through a mask or airway pressure ventilator.
The patient stays in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) until he or she feels safe. This is at least three days after the ventilation was turned off, the Guardian quoted a doctor as saying.However, the fight is not over.Intensive care consultant at the Royal Gowant Hospital in Newport. David Hepburn wrote on Twitter,
If you end up in ITU (Intensive Therapy Unit), it is a life-changing experience. Even if you get better, it carries a huge cost. Our patients are so weak as soon as they wake up that they cannot sit without help, many cannot get out of bed due to deep weakness.
Before leaving the hospital, such patients have to ensure normal breathing without artificial supplies. Staying in the hospital for several days can cause the patient to lose weight quickly and work has to be started to remedy the weakness of the patient due to muscle wastage due to narrowing of the body during ventilation. Sitting in a chair can be a first step even after the first week of ventilation, but increasing mobility improves the muscles and makes them stronger day by day.
When the patient leaves the hospital, care must be taken to exercise for several months due to damage to both the lungs and the muscles. However, for those who have been treated with an air pressure ventilator instead of a ventilator, this time will be less.
Even if the physical illness goes away, mentally such patients can be upset for a long time. The days of crisis left in the memory can create hallucinations, which can later cause problems like flashbacks.
Let's tell the story of a man who survived Corona's terrible clutches. In an interview with the BBC, he spoke of those days of crisis.
Stuart Boyle, who lives in the UK, contracted corona from a meeting a few weeks ago. He was saying,
That day was Thursday. After meeting we were all maintaining social distance. But by Sunday, a number of people had flu-like symptoms. The symptoms were mild at first. I would try to climb the stairs and smell. ... the virus attacked my lungs. I was losing the ability to fight.
Stuart's family called the emergency services and he was taken to hospital.
I was taken to the red zone. There was a lot of experimentation. They thought I had a coronavirus infection, so they gave me artificial respiration. Thought my time was up, but I wanted to live. ... The NHS (UK National Healthcare) staff was incredible. They will do their best to help you fight the virus.
Stuart also reminded that since there is no drug or vaccine for this virus, I always want to keep in mind to recover. He left the hospital on March 26 and is now in isolation at home. He is drinking plenty of water to heal his lungs and throat.