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Lung damage found in COVID dead may shed light on ‘long COVID’ – study – SHINE

A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung d

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A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors decipher what is behind a syndrome known as long COVID, in which patients suffer ongoing symptoms for months.
The findings indicate that COVID-19 is not simply a disease caused by the death of virus-infected cells, but is likely the consequence of these abnormal cells persisting for long periods inside the lungs, said Mauro Giacca, a professor at Kings College…

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