Officials, Health Workers Encouraged by Rise in Recovery Among Patients on Ventilators

Officials, Health Workers Encouraged by Rise in Recovery Among Patients on Ventilators
A medical mannequin wearing a ventilator. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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COVID-19 patients need ventilators at critical times, but those put on them have a low rate of survival. However, recent cases of recovery in long-term ventilator patients have encouraged administration and health care professionals.

On April 9, the federal COVID-19 task force noted a “great report from Louisiana” that said an increasing number of patients on ventilators are coming out alive. Similar stories of recovery are being reported from around the nation.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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