COVID-19 affects heart, lungs and brain

That was the blunt message from Queensland’s chief health officer on Monday in a bid to help more people understand why such tough measures remain in place to stop the spread of the virus.

Dr Jeannette Young said coronavirus was no longer considered a respiratory disease.

“That might be how it’s transmitted in the main, but it’s not flu,” she said.

Dr Young said while the influenza virus would kill a small number of people each year, most would survive and completely…