Line them up⦠columnist Robert Macklin can’t wait for his next shot of AstraZeneca.
“In the few days immediately after my AstraZeneca shot, I was suddenly aware that my lungs felt much more expansive. The 50 laps in the pool â previously a bit of a struggle towards the end â were easy as pie,” writes
ROBERT MACKLIN.Â
Robert Macklin.
ON March 29 I had my first AstraZeneca shot, a little ahead of schedule because for the last three years Iâve been engaged in a rear-guard action against Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease â COPD â a polite version of emphysema.Â
Itâs caused by smoking. I quit 30 years ago, but themâs the breaks.
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All you need to know about Oxygen
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Dietary nitrates from spinach and other leafy greens, beetroot and berries help the blood vessels relax and lead to better circulation of blood and oxygen in the body, says Dr Anam Golandaz
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Dietary nitrates from spinach and other leafy greens, beetroot and berries help the blood vessels relax and lead to better circulation of blood and oxygen in the body, says Dr Anam Golandaz
Last year’s COVID-19 wave was all about
roti, kapda, makaan (food, clothes, shelter) – the basics, we thought then. This year s intense second wave is making us gasp for breath with a shortage in medical oxygen to treat the critical COVID-19 infected. Doctors tell us everything we need to know about oxygen – the
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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Director General of Health Services confirmed nine deaths caused by Covid-19 virus infection on Saturday (01). The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 687.
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The deceased is a 65 year old male resident in Karandana. He died on 29.04.2021 while undergoing treatments in Base Hospital Horana. The cause of death is mentioned as COVID 19 Chest infection and Chronic Liver Disease.
02. The deceased is a 72 year old male resident in Awissawella. He was transferred from Kopai Covid Treatment Centre to Teaching Hospital Jaffna where he died on 30.04.2021. The cause of death is mentioned asacute coronary syndrome with heart failure complicated with COVID 19.
Until now, there have been 140 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and three million deaths, which make it the third deadliest pandemic in human history.
Although three million deaths is a huge number, the cost of the pandemic in terms of human lives is much greater and is difficult to calculate and comprehend.
Its impact on non COVID-19 patients who had the misfortune of falling ill or needing emergency care in the middle of a pandemic is dramatic.
According to a recent study conducted by Britain’s NHS, in the first three months of the pandemic, scheduled hospitalisations declined by 1.4 million. Emergency referrals of patients who were believed to possibly have cancer declined by 280,000 and 25,000 diagnosed cancer patients did not begin their treatment.