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Dr. Jennifer Hulme thought her COVID-19 infection was just “average.” She recovered in a matter of days and went back to work.
Several weeks later, she was incapacitated.
“I woke up completely disabled, profoundly ill (and) completely changed from my previous self,” the Toronto emergency room doctor said.
The avid runner was now bedbound. She had difficulties focusing – barely able to remember her address.
As Nathaniel Dove reports, lingering COVID-19 symptoms can lead to further burden Canada's health-care system.
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Several weeks later, she was incapacitated.
“I woke up completely disabled, profoundly ill (and) completely changed from my previous self,” the Toronto emergency room doctor said.
The avid runner was now bedbound. She had difficulties focusing – barely able to remember her address.
As Nathaniel Dove reports, lingering COVID-19 symptoms can lead to further burden Canada's health-care system.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9837722/long-covid-unfathomable-burden-health-care/
Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ
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