(UTV | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) stated COVID-infected persons had shown a reluctance to get admitted to hospitals and this situation had led to the increase in the death toll in the country.
SLMA President Dr. Padma Gunaratne said that many of those infected get admitted to a hospital after their situation worsened.
Doctors emphasised that the Virus develops in the chest leading to pneumonia within the first few days of the Virus being infected.
Early medical attention will help prevent such situation, therefore patients should admit themselves to hospital before developing symptoms to save their lives, doctors said.