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Sudden Covid-19 deaths due to cardiac arrest, low oxygen levels

The sudden deaths which have been noticed during the Covid-19 pandemic are due to cardiac arrest and silent hypoxia in which there is no visible breathing distress, but oxygen levels drop, and pulmonary thromboembolism or a blockage of the artery in the lungs.

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