Opera techniques are helping long COVID patients recover

​​Nani Sinha is teaching long COVID patients gentle exercises that help massage the vocal cords and deliver more oxygen to the blood. Photo by Shutterstock.

A new form of physical therapy for long COVID patients involves singing lullabies, pop songs, and spirituals, while using opera techniques to rebuild their breath capacity and vocal stamina.

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