She said they may be mildly sick for more than a week before the virus affects their lungs. Patients in intensive care whose lungs are no longer working well get mechanical aid in their breathing. When the person's immune response affects the organs, the doctors try to get the patient through the illness without too much damage to their organs. As this virus affects primarily the lung, that is where most damage may occur. A bit of good news – one ICU patient is now feeling better and came out of intensive care on Sunday, she said.

Source: The Star February 11, 2020 01:07 UTC