Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[EnricoPallazzo]

Hiku said:

EnricoPallazzo said:

If he is below 60, is not heavily overweight and does not have some underlying serious condition such as diabetes, immunosuppressed or respiratory problem, he/she will be fine.

I know a guy in his early 30s who was not in any known risk group, who lost his sense of smell 8 months ago, and he still doesn't have it back.
A woman in her early 20s with permanent lung problems. And I've heard from aquaintances about loss of breath after just taking a few steps up a staircase, chronic headaches, etc.

So rather than he/she will be fine, it's that they more likely will be.
But this is something people should do their absolute best to avoid no matter their age group or medical history, etc.

The main focus in the news is the death rates, but not much about what can happen to those that survive.

Jeremih suffered organ failure, had to learn to walk again after battling COVID-19 (yahoo.com)

Yes this is indeed happening, a lot of people are taking longer to recover from "long covid". Shortness of breath and loss of taste/smell are the most common cases, although based on an article I read recently those are a very tiny minority of cases. Also, dont quote on this because I dont have a source therefore it should be considered a conspiracy theory that should not be researched/mentioned, it seems there is a correlation between babies being born before the correct  date due to covid, like Boris Johnson's son for example. We have seen several cases although this is anecdotal and this is why my wife is terrified of getting it.