A second-spike is a very real possibility.
Indeed, European countries should brace themselves for a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections because the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation’s top official warned earlier this month.
In fact, there are growing calls to investigate critical gaps in knowledge so the government can ensure the UK is suitably prepared for such an eventuality and can mount an effective counter response.
One of the loudest calls is coming from Dr Jake Suett, an ICU doctor who is urging the government to investigate the long term effects of coronavirus after he continued to experience symptoms of the disease 13 weeks after he first fell ill.
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He told Sky News: “I still get out of breath doing the washing up or walking around the house.
“I spent three days just gasping for breath in bed, I really thought I was going to die, it was very distressing.
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“Things have improved since then, but not much and only very, very slowly. I’ve had gastrointestinal symptoms and shooting pains in my hands and feet too.”
Despite the NHS not officially designate gastrointestinal symptoms as the main warning signs, reports suggest they are prevalent among infected populations.
They found 48 people had only digestive symptoms and another 69 had both digestive and respiratory symptoms.
Of the combined total of 117 people with gastric distress, 19.4 percent experienced diarrhoea as their first symptom.
According to the NHS, you should self-isolate for seven days if you recognise any of the mild symptoms of COVID-19.
You should self-isolate beyond seven days if you still have diarrhoea, it adds.
Source: Daily Express
