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Many people think COVID-19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms.

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FarNorth Sun 10-May-20 15:43:12

An interesting article from virologist Peter Piot, who caught Covid in March.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR0iT64PjMzhoKfAvsdRUKRNOkM_4UpS59D4imyOPYf077Kz3C_2PBaymHc#

"Many people think COVID-19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms."

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FarNorth Sun 10-May-20 15:43:52

www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR0iT64PjMzhoKfAvsdRUKRNOkM_4UpS59D4imyOPYf077Kz3C_2PBaymHc#

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BlueBelle Sun 10-May-20 15:44:11

Your link doesn’t work they never seem to work in the original post

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BlueBelle Sun 10-May-20 15:44:35

Whoops sorry that wasn’t there when I posted

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SuzannahM Sun 10-May-20 16:47:37

Thanks for this, a really interesting article from a man who knows what he is talking about.

For me the main thing that he brings out is the after effects - I don't think a lot of people know how the virus can affect you even if you don't die.

I have a colleague currently being treated with corticosteroids after what sounds like a very similar experience. He is 50, and was very healthy so we were all very surprised when he was so ill.

The cost to the health system for the treatment of many survivors is going to be enormous.

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