Nine tips can ease the infection with the corona virus.
(Photo: imago images / Christian Ohde)
Berlin Dr. Jens Wagenknecht is a specialist in general medicine and works as a family doctor with his own practice in Varel in Lower Saxony. He is a member of the federal board of the German Association of General Practitioners. These are his nine tips in the event of a corona infection:
1. Pay attention to your breathing
If you feel like you are breathing through a mask but are not wearing one – call your doctor. The feeling of being unable to breathe is different with Covid-19 than with other diseases. Not like with asthma or a flu-like infection. Rather, my patients tell me that there is neither air in nor out, and the throat seems to be constricted. This feeling is often the first indication of a severe course and should definitely be taken seriously.
2. Buy a pulse oximeter
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