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The resurgence and exponential spread of Covid-19 has brought great challenges to our healthcare system. Most deaths are a result of respiratory failure due to significant injury to the lungs. We have also learnt that the virus may affect all parts of the digestive system including the food pipe, stomach, intestine, liver and pancreas. This has implications in the diagnosis, management, and transmission of the disease.
Here are a few facts on liver and the impact a Covid-19 infection can have on it:
Q: How does Covid-19 virus affect the liver?
A: The virus enters human cells by locking on to the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE-2) receptor. Besides the lungs, these receptors are expressed in the cells of the intestine, liver, and bile duct, thus making these organs prone to injury by the virus.
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Gurgaon: Most private hospitals in the city treating Covid patients are facing a shortage of medical oxygen. Supply has been affected because a major supplier in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, failed to deliver the required stocks. The district administration has, however, said Haryana has surplus oxygen and is supplying it to UP and Delhi.
Of the 43 facilities in the city treating Covid patients currently, 14 are big hospitals while 29 are small ones. The bigger hospitals, which have 100 beds or more, have their own liquid oxygen supply and back-up storage, but the smaller ones that have about 50-60 oxygen cylinders are feeling the pinch.