The Importance Of Beware Of COVID-19 Symptoms After Isolation

JAKARTA - COVID-19 patients can be declared cured if they have no symptoms for 14 days, but what is important to note is that further symptoms arise in the future.

Clinical practitioners, health observer educators and COVID-19 volunteers dr. Muhamad Fajri Adda'i said that on several occasions there were additional symptoms after the patient underwent a 14-day quarantine. Symptoms like this should really be considered for further treatment.

"It seems like there are many factors, whether he is stressed or has a congenital disease that makes things worse," said dr. Fajri launched Antara, Saturday.

The case that happened to Raditya Oloan, who is Joanna Alexandra's husband, is one example. Through a swab test, Raditya was declared negative for COVID-19 but there are symptoms of worsening post-isolation.

This is caused by many factors, one of the most influential is congenital disease. It is important to be aware of the symptoms experienced by the patient.

"In the second week what I'm afraid of is the cytokine storm, maybe the virus has decreased but there is inflammation in the immune system that makes it worse, which causes death," said dr. Fajri.

"The immune system may be able to clear the virus in your body, but your organs are damaged," he added.

However, there are also cases of COVID-19 patients whose swab test results remain positive even though they have been asymptomatic for 30 days. According to dr. Fajri, this is probably the remnants of the virus bangke.

"You have to check it first, if there are symptoms or not, if there are symptoms, it could be an additional case. In an incident like that, it must be investigated first, if only remnants of the virus build up, it's not a problem, but it must be completely clear because it can lead to misunderstandings," said dr. Fajri.

Meanwhile, dr. Fajri said 90 percent of COVID-19 patients can recover on their own by the immune system. The drugs given by doctors are not as immune boosters but to overcome the inflammation caused by COVID-19.

"Steroids and Tocilizumab are indeed anti-inflammatory, not expelling viruses. When inflammation increases, anti-inflammatory drugs are given which have been proven to reduce mortality in people who are seriously or critically ill. It is proven," said dr. Fajri.