Joon-wook Kwon, deputy head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon), introduced the study results that 9 out of 10 patients who recovered from Corona 19 in Korea are suffering from aftereffects at a regular briefing on the 29th.



Deputy Head of Headquarters Kwon introduced a study conducted by Kim Shin-woo, a professor of infectious medicine at Kyungpook National University, through an online survey of 5,762 cured patients in Korea. , About 91.1%."



Deputy General Manager Kwon said, "The highest proportion of the aftereffects was fatigue, with 26.2% of them coming out, and about 24.6% of decreased concentration," he said.



The research results will be published soon after detailed analysis.



Director Kwon explained that in addition to hospitals in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, where there were many patients, including Kyungpook National University, 16 medical institutions such as the National Medical Center and the Korean Infectious Association are conducting mid- to long-term complication investigations.



He said that the National Medical Center plans to conduct clinical analysis through CT or blood samples while monitoring about 30 patients for a long time.



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