Until the stroke

Internist warns of unknown Covid consequences

Internist Arschang Valipour wants to promote Covid awareness.(Bild: AstraZeneca/APA-Fotoservice/Tanz/OTS, stock.adobe.com, KroneKREATIV)

Corona is not a cold, but can lead to heart attacks, strokes and more. The extent of secondary diseases due to unchecked infection is still unclear. A warning from an expert who treats patients with late effects: Internist Arschang Valipour.

According to the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK), around 300,000 people are currently on sick leave. This is the tip of the iceberg, as self-employed people and children are not even included. Even if the diagnosis is often not Covid-19, the virus is responsible for a large part of the disease burden. This is also shown by the wastewater monitoring data.