New research finds that even mild COVID-19 can damage brain

Even mild symptoms of COVID-19 can cause damage to the brain, according to a new study. It has been found that infected individuals suffered shrinkage of brain regions critical for smell, memory, cognitive function, and emotion. These findings have raised concerns about the short and long-term impacts the coronavirus may have. In this podcast, SBS Hindi talks to Monash University's Dr Maithili Sashindranath who has shared the details of the research recently published in the journal Nature.

Dr Maithili Sashindranath Source: Supplied by Dr Maithili Sashindranath

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