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There was an Austrian article about recovered divers on HN another day. Their lungs weren’t suitable for diving anymore. This is not the same article, but cites same doctor: https://divernet.com/2020/04/25/covid-19-lung-effects-worry-...

Edit: typo

I've heard several anecdotal reports of long-lasting fatigue after a recent infection. Not all of those are confirmed COVID, due to difficulties in accessing testing. And it's too recent to know how long it will last. But it's worrying, since this is a symptom of some other viral infections that's not well understood and can have big quality of life impact.

As someone who nearly died before age 2 from Kawasaki disease, this all sounds so familiar to what I grew up learning about.

There have been surges in diagnoses of Kawasaki disease in children since this pandemic began, which has been said to cause long term endothelial damage. There certainly seems to be some link between the two.