VISAKHAPATNAM: Three post-Covid clinics at various government hospitals in Vizag city will start functioning from Saturday. These clinics are being established at King George Hospital (KGH), government hospital for chest & communicable diseases, and Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS).
Andhra Medical College principal Dr P V Sudhakar said they took the decision to open the clinics as an increased number of Covid-19 patients, who were earlier declared cured of the disease, are now grappling with a range of symptoms and medical conditions. “These clinics will be dedicated to the services of recovered patients with long-term health effects. The clinics will function from 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Saturday,” he said.
Not only the widely reported post-Covid mucormycosis or malaise, recovered patients are also complaining of various symptoms like palpitations, difficulty in breathing, brain fog, pulmonary fibrosis, fungal and bacterial infections, heart attacks, psychosis, pneumonia, kidney issues, etc. According to officials, there has been a spurt in post-Covid complications in the ongoing second wave.
Andhra Pradesh reported 1,746 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,90,656. The death toll increased to 13,615 as 20 more patients succumbed to the pandemic. As many as 1,648 patients were declared cured. There are currently 18,766 active cases, with 19,58,275 cumulative recoveries and 13,615 fatalities. The active cases have been increasing in the state for the past few days.
