According to a national research group investigating the sequelae of people who became more than moderately ill after being infected with the new coronavirus, about 14% of people complained of some symptoms such as muscle weakness and malaise even one year later. I understand.
A national research group led by Kochi University is an expert of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which conducted a survey of more than 1,000 people nationwide who were hospitalized for more than a year until September last year after becoming moderately ill with the new corona. Reported to the meeting.
When the research group summarized what kind of symptoms every three months after discharge based on interviews with doctors and questionnaire surveys, the number of people who complained of symptoms tended to decrease over time, but one year later. However
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▽ 9.3% of people said that they had weak muscles,
▽ 6.0% said that they had dyspnea,
▽ 4.9% said that they had malaise,
and 13.6% of the people complained of some kind of symptom.
Professor Akihito Yokoyama of Kochi University, who was the representative of the research group, said, "People with severe respiratory symptoms tended to have sequelae. It is important to investigate factors that prolong the symptoms in the future." increase.
In addition, a national research group led by Keio University also reported to the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare the results of a questionnaire survey on the degree of aftereffects of more than 1,000 people who had become severely ill from mild to severe by February last year. Even after years, 12.8% complained of malaise, 8.6% had dyspnea, and 7.5% had decreased muscle strength and concentration.