A B.C. emergency doctor says he has now fully recovered from COVID-19. Dr. Joe Finkler, who works in the emergency department of St.
Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, was diagnosed in March after experiencing a debilitating cough and severe fatigue. “My head was in a fog,” he said. “All I could really describe it as is almost like walking against a headwind when there wasn’t one, or as if you had to walk through water or someone just pulling you back with ropes or elastic bands.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Finkler says he now feels great, but still has a residual loss of smell and altered sense of taste.