The illnesses haunting recovered COVID-19 patients

FORTY-YEAR-OLD Tichaona Zichomu fell severely ill after catching COVID-19 during the third wave of the pandemic which registered a high number of deaths in July; and during the worst days up to more than 100 deaths daily.

Fortunately for Zichomu, he survived the deadly respiratory pandemic after getting treated at a local private clinic.

Subsequently after treatment was administered, Zichomu tested negative to the virus, but he still experiences the symptoms of long-COVID-19, which are long term effects even on survivors.

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