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With the economy opening up around the world, without the infection rate going down significantly, it is understandable for many people to feel uneasy.
Research and due diligence is always the key as we all got to plan for the worst and expect the best.
Further web reading brought me to an article with the local news media stating that in Jin Yintan hospital in Wuhan 5 percent of COVID-19 patients developed critical illness, including septic shock and multi-organ failure.
This led me on a hunt for more known potential complication of COVID-19.
According to webmd.com, about 1 in 6 that are infected will have life-threatening complications.
If I were to state, these are the ones that caught my attention:
1) Acute Kidney Injury
-If your kidneys stop working properly, you might get dialysis until your kidneys get back to working normally. But sometimes, the damage doesn’t heal and people get chronic kidney disease, which would need to be managed long term.
2) Acute Respiratory Failure
-when that happens, your lungs can't release oxygen into your blood.
3)Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
-With ARDS, the lungs are so severely damaged that fluid begins to leak into them. You may need a ventilator just to breathe.
4) Acute Cardiac Injury
-Studies of people in China who were hospitalized with COVID-19 found that some developed heart problems, including arrhythmia.
5)Acute Liver Injury
-Research shows that the most seriously ill patients run the greatest risk of liver damage.
Why did these catch my eyes? Because they are ACUTE and not cute at all!
Medical Definition of Acute:
Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care.
The above means that the infection can worsen rapidly. With the probability of COVID-19 infections leading potential permanent organ damage.
Also, those without critical illness coverage or looking to enhance theirs should wait no more.
This is because, from 26 August 2020 onwards, all critical illness policies sold in Singapore must comply with the 2019 framework. Of the 37 defined critical illnesses, changes have been made to 14 headers and 21 definitions. More information can be found on
www.lia.org.sg/industry-guidelines/health-insurance/2019/lia-critical-illness-ci-framework-2019/.
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P.S. getting insurance won’t prevent you from getting the infection but it sure does protect your finances & your retirement funds!
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