Many of the first coronavirus patients in Wuhan still have debilitating lung damage three months after being released from hospital, according to a new study.
While one in 10 no longer have the antibody needed to fight off the virus if it returns. Research conducted by the director of intensive care at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Dr Peng Zhiyong, raises worrying concerns about the long-term impact of the disease.
Those involved in the study reported a lack of energy, while around 50 percent were suffering with symptoms of depression, felt that they were stigmatised by society and could not return to a normal life, reports The Times.