Deflating

Yet another nasty surprise about Covid-19. Professor Mauro Giacca of King's College London has reported on his findings from autopsies of Italian patients who had been on critical support in hospital with the infection for extended periods of time (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/15/covid-19-can-damage-lungs-victims-beyond-recognition-expert-says). He suggests that, unlike the picture seen with normal pneumonia or even Sars, their lungs were almost 'unrecognisable' as such and contained highly unusual fused cells (with lots of virus). This suggests that, even in the case of people who survive the infection, there will be lasting (and costly?) health impairment.