"Sequelae" that continues after negative corona To the actual condition investigation Japanese Society of Respiratory Science 2nd July 17:35

Symptoms such as fever and dyspnea that persist after being discharged from the hospital after being infected with the new coronavirus and becoming negative. With many people complaining about these symptoms, the Japanese Society of Respiratory Medicine decided to proceed with a survey of various symptoms that continue to exist after the negative, mainly due to a decline in lung function.

Regarding people infected with the new coronavirus, many people continue to have fever and malaise for several months even after being negative and leaving the hospital, and their daily life is impaired due to deterioration of respiratory function and exercise capacity. Has become clear at home and abroad.

In addition, since the new coronavirus infection is a designated infectious disease in the country, all medical expenses for hospitalization etc. will be covered by public expenses, but part of the medical expenses after being negative and discharged And there are a lot of voices calling for understanding and support for the symptoms that appear to be sequelae.

Under these circumstances, the Japanese Respiratory Society has decided to proceed with a survey on various symptoms that continue to occur after the negative, mainly on the deterioration of lung function. The survey is expected to start as early as next month, and it will proceed with the survey and research based on the cases of people infected with the new coronavirus, with the cooperation of medical institutions all over the country to which the doctors of the academic society belong.

Akihito Yokoyama, President of the Japanese Society of Respiratory Diseases, said, “Many people overseas have reported that their lung function and other factors do not recover even if they become negative, and it is known that there are similar cases in Japan. We do not yet know in detail how many of them will have sequelae. We would like to collect case data, investigate, and use them for future actions."

For university students who continue to have symptoms...

A 21-year-old male college student infected with the new coronavirus is forced to take a leave of absence from the university where symptoms such as fever and dyspnea persisted for nearly two months after becoming negative.

"I thought I could return to society..."

It was confirmed on April 7 that college students were infected with the new coronavirus. After three weeks of treatment at home, I was hospitalized on April 29th because I had a fever of over 40 degrees. 10 days later, on May 9th, the patient was discharged from the hospital due to negative PCR test twice.

However, even after discharge from the hospital, fever and malaise around 37 degrees and 5 minutes, symptoms such as shortness of breath and olfactory disorder continued for nearly two months, and in the middle of May, he became dehydrated and lost consciousness. He is hospitalized for a week.

The university student said, "I got a negative PCR test, but I had a fever, headache, taste, and smell, and I was worried that "Is this really a negative result?" And even if I was told to "go home and have a normal life," I didn't have the energy to go out in the state of sleeping at home because of my fatigue. I thought I would be able to recover and get back into society, but that wasn't the case at all."

Leave school until September

A college student who suffers from symptoms such as fever even after being negative. Since I couldn't go out, I decided to take a leave of absence until September because of the university I was attending. He submitted a leave of absence notification to the university along with a doctor's medical certificate, but he explained that the university in principle needed to pay the tuition fee even during the leave period.

A university student said, "I think it's difficult to take hours for a few hours because I'm tired just by studying for a few minutes. I had to take a leave of absence because it was difficult for me to receive this. An unknown virus that I do not know if it will cure in half a year, I do not know when I will be able to return, so I am anxious because I will be graduating later than my friend.” Talking

Medical expenses

University students still go to the hospital regularly to treat three kinds of drugs to treat the symptoms that persist even after negative symptoms. Since the new coronavirus is a designated infectious disease of the country, it becomes negative, and all medical expenses until the discharge criteria are met will be covered by public expenses, but part of the medical expenses after that will be borne by yourself.

College students have been hospitalized for a week after being negative, and since then they have been visiting the hospital on a regular basis, so the medical expenses they have paid so far total up to 120,000 yen.

The university student said, "I still go to the hospital once every two weeks, but the medical fee for each visit is 56,000 yen, and I also have to take a taxi because I have to travel by train. However, I cannot rely on my parents because I can't afford to pay for my students, so I'm not sure how long it will last, and I'm worried about my financial situation. Feels strange."

Posting on SNS one after another

On the SNS, there are a series of posts by people who have been infected with the new coronavirus and suffered from symptoms that appear to be aftereffects even after becoming negative.

"It's a sequela of corona, but it's there. Fever, breathlessness, headache, etc. I have a slight fever for 60 days."
"I went to an otolaryngologist. After all, there is no information and there is no treatment like this, so a cold It is said that there is only the same response as post-olfaction disorder. It's a long-term war ~"
"Dizziness heals. He does not heal even if he is taking medicine. He does not heal tinnitus. I feel that this is a serious aftereffect. In

addition, a number of posts have been posted regarding the fact that some medical expenses after discharge have been paid by the patient.

"After the negative even I did not know there can last poor physical condition. Positive at the time of but hospital charges full exemption at the specified infectious diseases, hospitalized after the negative did not know that the self-pay"
"The higher only in the future total fee If there are sequelae, I would like you to keep a watchful eye at an affordable price at least... The only thing that has changed is the negatives."

And a surprising post to the fact that there are a lot of people suffering from the sequelae . There is also.

"I didn't know anything until I heard the stories of the infected people. I'm thinking of making a contract with the hospital for the
aftereffects ." " I don't know the suffering of the aftereffects or the treatment policy at all, so be careful and write it down again. I thought."