China Youth Daily Client, Beijing, October 13 (China Youth Daily·China Youth Network reporter Liu Changrong) The outbreak of the new coronavirus has been in nearly three years, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 600 million. What are the possible sequelae of these cases? At the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held this afternoon, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiology expert of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, responded that according to global research results, the sequelae of the new crown include: fatigue or fatigue, thinking disorders or inability to concentrate, shortness of breath or difficulty, headache, dizziness, accelerated heartbeat, chest pain, cough, joint or muscle pain, depression or anxiety, fever, loss of smell or taste, etc. These symptoms can last for weeks, months, or even longer.
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The sequelae of the new crown is also known as the long-term symptoms of the new crown. According to the definition of clinical cases released by World Health Organization in October 2021, the sequelae of new coronavirus usually occurs within 3 months after the onset of infection with new coronavirus . It can be that certain new symptoms appear after recovery from acute infection, or some symptoms persist during the original acute infection period, and the symptoms last for at least 2 months. These symptoms can occur repeatedly and cannot be explained by other diagnoses.
The sequelae of the new coronavirus is common in severe cases, but it can also occur in mild cases. Generally speaking, people who have been vaccinated have a much lower risk of sequelae after contracting the new crown than those who have not been vaccinated.
Wu Zunyou emphasized that the best way to prevent the sequelae of the new coronavirus is to prevent the new coronavirus infection. Therefore, my country continues to adhere to the overall strategy of "preventing imports from outside and rebound from inside" and the general policy of "dynamic clearance" are not only an important strategic means to control the large-scale epidemic, but also an important method to prevent the new crown.
Source: China Youth Daily Client
