With coronavirus cases in the UK almost at 20,000, fears about the rapid spread of the disease are growing. From a high fever to a dry cough, COVID-19 is known to come with a range of nasty symptoms.
Now, doctors in New York have warned about a lesser known side effect - heart-attack like symptoms. A patient presented at a hospital in Brooklyn with an ominous heart rhythm and high blood levels of a protein called troponin - two hallmark signs of a heart attack.
However, tests revealed that the man was not having a heart attack at all, and instead had been infected with coronavirus. Thankfully, the patient recovered after 12 days in hospital, but his doctors have warned that his case may not be unique.