COVID can worsen quickly at home. Here's when to call an ambulance
- Written by David King, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
ShutterstockMost Australians diagnosed with COVID-19 recover at home, rather than in a quarantine facility or hospital. About 10% have required hospital treatment. However, a handful have had worsening symptoms, did not receive emergency care and died at home.
There appear to have been two factors behind such COVID deaths at home: worry about the...
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