Jungang Clinical Committee: "No Reports Yet of COVID-19 Aftereffects... No Pulmonary Fibrosis or Damage"

On the afternoon of the 1st, at a press conference of the Central Clinical Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases held at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, Jeong Gi-hyeon, director of the National Medical Center, is presenting suggestions regarding the allocation of insufficient hospital beds and the transfer system.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jung] The Central Clinical Committee has stated that there have been no reports yet of sequelae such as pulmonary fibrosis or lung damage caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the afternoon of the 1st, Oh Myung-don, chairman of the Central Clinical Committee, said at a briefing held at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, "There has been no review or discussion in expert meetings regarding sequelae in fully recovered patients," adding, "We could not find any evidence in the recent joint investigation results by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese government."

Recently, on social networking services (SNS) and other platforms, content claiming that "even if COVID-19 is cured, the lungs are destroyed as a sequela" has been spreading. Chairman Oh emphasized, "In China, the medical system makes computed tomography (CT) scans much easier than polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests," and "There have been no reports of lung destruction or pulmonary fibrosis in the CT data accumulated by China."

On this day, Chairman Oh pointed out that a full investigation of about 90,000 Shincheonji Church members, who were identified as a hub in the spread of COVID-19, could reduce the efficiency of medical treatment. He stated, "Shincheonji members have already been infected, and there have likely been secondary, tertiary, and quaternary infections among their families and workplace colleagues," adding, "Although there may still be patients with infectiousness through the full investigation, the problem is how to distinguish them."

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