Patients can lead normal life after recovery from nCOV: Experts

Patients can lead normal life after recovery from nCOV: Experts

Patients can go on to lead regular, healthy lives, following their recovery from the Novel Coronavirus, said doctors in the UAE.. The virus which originated in Wuhan, China, had infected a total of seven patients in the UAE including six Chinese and one Filipino national.. Following the discharge of the 73-year-old Chinese woman, one of the first to be infected by the disease in the UAE, doctors have assured worried residents that people can 'go on with their lives after recovery', banishing fears that the disease would stay with them forever.. Dr Saheer Sainalabdeen, Specialist Pulmonologist and Respiratory Medicine, Medeor Hospital Dubai said nCOV is like any other viral disease and needs to take its course in the patient's body. ". Recovery of the patient depends on their immunity and general condition.. Once the body develops the antibodies to fight it, the infection takes its natural course and gets," he said.. The patient needs to take adequate rest, avoid crowded places, consume fresh fruits and vegetables, and maintain general handwashing protocols.. Dr Ihab Ramadan a Specialist Internal Medicine in Medcare Hospital Al Safa said, "Given the disease has a three per cent fatality rate, it is evident that patients with