Elderly, diabetics at high risk from virus, says study

Elderly, diabetics at high risk from virus, says study

Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter A five-month risk profiling study, on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) done among 3, 277 multi-ethnic employees in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), has confirmed conclusions of earlier overseas research works that at risk for the SARS-CoV2 are the elderly, the diabetics, and sufferers of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, aside from the immunocompromised. Part of the regular check-ups and counseling programme of the RAK Hospital-Arabian Wellness (Lifestyle and Wellness Division) to its corporate clients, the August 2020 to January 2021 study was conducted to "help all individuals, especially the high risks to take proactive measures in order to reduce chances of getting the infection," according to Wellness chief officer Prof. Adrian Kennedy. Meanwhile, as two hospital studies in the US-Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Michigan Hospital - in the second and third quarters of 2020 - have disclosed that recovering/recovered COVID19 patients may experience severe blood clotting conditions, medical specialists, led by Vascular and Endovascular surgeon/consultant Dr. Ali Keivanjah of the Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi, have described the case of Indian businessman Sreenivas Rao "a miracle." The September 2020 "COVID-19 and Blood Clots" from the Massachusetts General Hospital conducted by the Harvard School of Medicine