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Non-hospitalised Covid patients have low risk of serious long-term effects: Study 

Reuters
New DelhiUpdated: May 11, 2021, 02:03 PM IST
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It was a population-based cohort study using the Danish prescription, patient and health insurance registries

Non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients have a low risk of serious long-term effects, but they report more visits to general practitioners following infection, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. 

"The absolute risk of severe post-acute complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection not requiring hospital admission is low. However, increases in visits to general practitioners and outpatient hospital visits could indicate COVID-19 sequelae," the study found. 

It was a population-based cohort study using the Danish prescription, patient and health insurance registries.