Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals She Had COVID-19 ‘Early On,’ and She’s Still Dealing With Symptoms

Thomas A. Russo, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, is mentioned in stories on actress Gwyneth Paltrow as being among the increasing number of COVID-19 patients experiencing lingering symptoms months after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. Russo was quoted from a previous interview when he said that a novel coronavirus infection causes “inflammation” in multiple organs, including the heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and sometimes the central nervous system. “It takes time to recover from that.”