Nefer, Sinuhe and clinical research assessing post-COVID-19 syndrome

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In the immortal classical novel by Finnish writer Mika Waltari (1908–1979) (fig. 1), Nefer, a beautiful and cunning Egyptian courtesan, seduces and befools Sinuhe, the pharaoh's physician. Sinuhe is bewitched by her charms and sacrifices everything for her – even his parents’ house and grave – only to be cruelly rejected when Nefer tires of playing with him.