Medical experts and researchers are finding new and baffling evidence about the novel coronavirus infection that has affected millions of people all over the world. Among new symptoms being discovered, it is a fact that people with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop severe complications and prolonged symptoms when infected with COVID19.  

The lockdown has given a boost to businesses offering online services. In the UAE, websites providing telemedicine services are booming and rightly so! Patients wanting regular appointments are eagerly accepting the audio plus video consultations online. This popular service has helped thousands of people find doctors in the UAE without the fear of getting infected. 

After the total lockdown on travel since April 2020, the world is learning to tussle with a post-COVID 19 scenario. The fast-spreading novel coronavirus is highly contagious and has infected more than 18,475,190 people globally (tally as on 4th August 2020). In the UAE, more than 60,000 people have been tested positive for COVID 19.   

In these uncertain times, pregnant women all over the world have become warriors who are desperate to protect themselves and their unborn against the novel coronavirus. The deadly virus can spread rapidly and exhibits a complete spectrum of symptoms, leaving the medical global fraternity baffled! Doctors also have to deal with the pressure of mounting positive COVID-19 cases.