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COVID-19 patients in high-altitude ICUs had improved survival in case study – News-Medical.Net

A team of researchers in Ecuador and the U.K. found that high altitudes may be linked to improved COVID-19 survival – particularly among patients with no comorbidities….

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative pathogen of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, continues to spread worldwide.
In an interesting new study recently published on the pre-print medRxiv* server, a team of researchers in Ecuador and the U.K. found that high altitudes may be linked to improved COVID-19 survival – particularly among patients with no comorbidities.
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SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan…

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