Former TB sanatoriums treating ‘long COVID’ patients
Up to 10% of beds at one Swiss facility are now filled by coronavirus patients coming for rehabilitation, says its medical director
Mountain sanatoriums whose fresh-air and sunlight cures once drew tuberculosis patients are reinventing themselves for a new generation: patients suffering from the lingering effects of COVID-19.
The WHO has warned that ‘long COVID’, which includes not just respiratory difficulties and fatigue, but also anxiety and depression, may burden health systems for years to come.
