Doctors at a hospital in Spain observed that even a short spell at the beach seems to improve a coronavirus patients' well-being.
The medical team now wants to take the anecdotal evidence further, and see whether such outdoor trips can help in the mid- and long-term recovery of Covid-19 patients, reports AP.
After nearly two months of being sedated and connected to IV lines in a hospital's intensive care unit, one Francisco Espana took a moment to fill his ailing lungs with fresh air at a Barcelona beachfront.
Lying on a hospital bed at the beach promenade and surrounded by a doctor and three nurses who constantly monitored his vital signs, Espana briefly closed his eyes and absorbed as much sunshine as possible.
"It's one of the best days I remember," he said.
A medical team at the Hospital del Mar — the Hospital of the Seas — is seeing if short trips to the beach just across the street can help Covid-19 patients after long and sometimes traumatic ICU stays.
