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*"They Don’t Work" - COVID-19 Survivor On Remedies* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?oi Shingai Rukwata Ndoro, a COVID-19 survivor has said herbals such as Zumbani / Umsuzwane/Lippia Javanica which many Zimbabweans have been using as a remedy for COVID-19 do not work. Zumbani and other traditional herbs became popular recently as some said it can treat coronavirus. Below is Shingai’s statement. > Today it’s my 6th day at home recuperating very well after a discharge from hospital following staring death in the eye and escaping from it. > I survived Covid-19 and here is my story for awareness. > On the night of December 22, 2020, I had a fever and a sore throat. > The following day in the morning, I had a test for Covid-19 and it was confirmed that I was positive. > Since I had mild symptoms consisting of a mild cough, the doctor whom I consulted prescribed the necessary medication but this doctor failed to tell me a simple message: “If this cough persists beyond four days, please seek medical attention.” (I later contacted him about this and he has been very contrite about what he did not do.) > The lack of this information or advice for me was to be near fatal for me. > I did lots of home remedies of steaming, zumbani, garlic, etc trying to heal. I can tell you that those things don’t work. But they aren’t harmful but will give you a false sense of security when your situation is fast deteriorating. > I had a cough and a headache for 11 days until a friend visited me at home where I was isolating. He asked me to buy a pulse oximeter and it was noticed that my oxygen saturation wasn’t enough. Panic! I was attended to by another private doctor at home and then put on an oxygen concentrator at home for two days (December 30-31) with no meaningful change. It was him who made the prudent decision that I’d better be hospitalised. The following day on New Year’s Day I was hospitalised in Harare at a private facility. I was taken first into the High Dependency Unit, and then Intensive Care Unit as the situation got worse. > I was put on life support for the severest stage of this disease and I was being treated of its worst form: Covid-19 pneumonia while I had an underlying condition as a Type 2 diabetic. You can imagine the double trouble. My lungs were now in their worst! My oxygen saturation was not improving. > In all this, as a patient you are by yourself with the medical team. No visitors allowed. > For a total of 32 days I was fighting this disease and for 22 days I was hospitalised. > Although I have since lost 12kg that some of you who know me physically may fail to easily recognise me, my life was not lost. It was too close to death! > I can’t thank my friend, the private doctor and the medical team enough. It was very tough for me, but I’m thrilled to be alive. > To you all my family members, relatives and friends, your messages to me while I was in hospital gave me hope, courage and strength to live and fight the disease. > The will to live or that positive urge to stay alive is a wonder! I SURVIVED the worst of Covid-19!!! More: The Independent ---------- Latest itel S24 available on Pindula: 128GB storage $119 USD WhatsApp +263783450793 ---------- itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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