WHO recommendations for those who had …

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released new recommendations for people infected with the coronavirus and suffering persistent symptoms, even long after the disease has ended. The most common are extreme fatigue, coughing, and exercise intolerance.

In February, the agency will conduct consultations with various experts to systematize these consequences of COVID-19, which it could classify as a new disease, the name of which it would announce at the end of these meetings.

According to the WHO, which keeps its recommendations under continuous review, patients with covid-19 “should have easy access to health care if they have persistent, new or changing symptoms. “

In particular, the agency advises those who are at home the use of pulse oximeters (photoelectric and non-invasive devices for measuring oxygen in the blood), as well as regular monitoring of your medical situation.

The recommendation for hospitalized patients consists of use of low dose anticoagulants, to avoid severe thrombosis.

For those requiring supplemental oxygenation or non-invasive ventilation, the WHO notes that the best posture for increasing oxygen flow is prone (lying face down with the head on one side).