Post COVID complications
Need to be vigilant in post epidemic era
Keywords:
COVID-19, complications, post COVIDAbstract
COVID-19 has occurred worldwide and left the detrimental effects affecting millions of people & caused deaths. It has affected almost every system of the body and left the survivors suffering with one or other complications. This review has studied and analyzed many articles published during and post COVDI period. The post COVID symptom varies from psychological to multiorgan involvement. This review was undertaken with the purpose of presenting a current scenario regarding the long term complications among the survivors from the various literatures. This may help the health care providers to be vigilant for observing and monitoring these symptoms in patients who suffered with COVID-19, which may help to provide better health care and improve their quality of life.
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