Bogota DC; February 25, 2022. After having suffered an acute or severe episode of COVID-19, it is normal for the patient to suffer consequences. But at this time, there is no magic formula that will allow them to be cured from one moment to the next.

The explanation is from infectologist Carlos Álvarez, a member of the Colombian Association of Infectious Diseases (ACIN) and appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to coordinate COVID clinical studies in Colombia.

"This medical condition (consequence) has been observed to be as frequent as two out of every 100 people who have had COVID-19 may be left with these sequelae, which has been called post-COVID syndrome," Álvarez said.

Therefore, to emphasize that there is still no treatment or magic formula to cure these conditions, the expert pointed out that, so far, the useful tool to improve these clinical signs is early detection and support from the medical staff and other specialties.

Among those other disciplines, Álvarez mentioned, are "physical therapy, respiratory therapy, nutrition or psychology, which allow adequate recovery and rehabilitation of this post-COVID syndrome."

So, Álvarez reiterated, unfortunately there are no medications or any other intervention, apart from those already mentioned, that can mitigate this impact and that can cure this medical condition.

"There are people who promote sales of products that could provide an improvement, but unfortunately there is no scientific evidence to show that this is true," Álvarez added, drawing the attention of the public to not fall into the trap set by the individuals offering this type of services, which pretend to be a magic cure.

In addition, he added that for now the recommendations point to people following medical indications; if, after three months, symptoms such as fatigue, tiredness, loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, muscle or joint pain persist, they must consult with their EPS, so that they can be properly oriented and have access to rehabilitation systems. These are the strategies that have shown, in Colombia and the world, to help mitigate their impact and that the person can recover faster.

"The other strategies that are promoted as being magical have no scientific evidence," Álvarez reiterated.