Half of those admitted for covid-19 have symptoms after one year, Chinese study finds | Brazil

One year after being hospitalized for Covid-19, half of the patients still experience some symptoms. Although the overall trend is for improvement, the share of those with breathing difficulties increases from 26% to 30%, concluded the largest long-term study done to date with victims of the coronavirus. The work, carried out with 1,227 patients in the China, shows that in most people the symptoms tend to disappear over time. In an assessment made 6 months after admission, 68% of patients still reported some problem, and the number dropped to 49% after one year. Among those who had the most affected…