Artificial lungs have been fitted to a coronavirus patient for the first time in Hong Kong, health officials said on Friday, as 16 new infections took the city total to 989.The prosthetic device – which provided life support to patients with respiratory failure and was also known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) – was used for a critically ill 75-year-old woman whose condition worsened while in intensive care, the authorities said.Hongkongers hit scenic spots in the thousands“She …
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