Combating coronavirus: Hospitals take Covid-19 treatment beyond recovery

Combating coronavirus: Hospitals take Covid-19 treatment beyond recovery

Quick diagnosis and supportive care are some of the factors that have helped the UAE see a steady rise in the number of Covid-19 recovery cases, reaching over 90 per cent.

However, some hospitals in the country are taking the Covid-19 treatment beyond recovery from the virus with assistance to the patients through innovative wellness programmes, support groups and rehabilitation therapies that help them return to their normal life.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in severe cases of Covid-19, the patient is left weak and dependent on assistance of others to complete basic tasks, such as washing, dressing and walking. These patients, many of whom have spent weeks in an ICU, require intensive rehabilitation to return to their