When they are in a coma, patients struggle with an altered state of consciousness which causes them to suffer delusions and hallucinations, and leads to confusion. When a patient is in a coma, he said, the biggest immediate problem is muscle wasting so extreme patients struggle to swallow food or water on their own. Some coma patients are unable to work again after being in intensive care, Dr Puthucheary said. The long-term physical impacts on coronavirus patients are still being studied by experts around the world. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said thousands of Covid-19 patients will take part in "world-leading" research about the long-term impacts of the virus.

Source: Daily Mirror July 06, 2020 06:37 UTC