Muñoz (centre) with his two sons Gabriel (right) and Grayson in Deer Park, Texas, in April. He has been unable to return to work as a welding inspector and requires round-the-clock oxygen. — ©2023 The New York Times Company
MORE than three years after the start of the pandemic, many Covid-19 survivors continue to struggle. Some, especially those who became so severely ill that they were hospitalised and unable to breathe on their own, face lasting lung damage.
To better understand the long-term impact of Covid’s assault on the lungs, The New York Times spoke with three patients who were hospitalised during the pandemic’s early waves, interviewed doctors who treated them and reviewed CT scans of their lungs over time.
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