A negative COVID-19 test does not mean recovery

A negative COVID-19 test does not mean recovery

Reconsider what we mean by ‘mild’

Had COVID-19 and survived? Then you’re counted as ‘recovered’ — a metric that fails to record any ongoing ill health. And previously healthy people with persistent symptoms that prevent them from resuming their normal lives are still classed under the ‘mild COVID’ umbrella. Public-health researcher Nisreen Alwan shares her own difficult ongoing rehabilitation from a ‘mild’ case and calls for more-sophisticated definitions for recovery and severity.
Nature | 4 min read