In July, 20 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized at St. Panteleimon’s Hospital of the First Medical Unit of Lviv. In June, only one such patient was hospitalized. All patients hospitalized during these two months have recovered.
“Most often, the main symptoms of COVID-19 are general weakness and drowsiness, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat, and fever for more than three days. At the same time, the loss of sense of smell or taste is becoming less common. Older patients are the most severely affected, especially those with concomitant chronic illnesses such as diabetes and respiratory diseases, including asthma,” explains Halyna Dymyd, general practitioner and head of the therapy center at St. Panteleimon Hospital of the First Medical Association of Lviv.
Despite the fact that the current number of hospitalizations is more usual for the fall and winter period, it is too early to talk about an outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic in Lviv in the middle of summer. However, doctors emphasize that we should not lose our vigilance.
Here are the recommendations of the therapists at St. Panteleimon Hospital on how to protect yourself from coronavirus infection:
1. If it has been a year or more since your last COVID-19 vaccination, be sure to revaccinate.
2. Maintain good hygiene: wash your hands and use antiseptics.
3. 3. Avoid crowds.
Experts urge those who do fall ill to isolate themselves, inform their family doctor and keep in touch with him or her, and follow all his or her recommendations.
And in case of deterioration of health: the appearance of heaviness in the chest, shortness of breath, high fever that does not break, you should immediately seek emergency medical care.