Hey, my dad tested positive back in February. He was in the hospital for about 5 days and got 6 vials of remdesivir. It's been a month since then, and we just got his HRCT scan done. The results show a CT score of 725. Should I be worried about this? Does it mean he's still dealing with pneumonia?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

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no its nothing to worry

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yes you can donate blood

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put NIV for 2 days as it pushes water out

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