The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), which quickly became a pandemic in 2020, has presented new challenges for healthcare system. COVID-19, being a contagious infectious disease predominantly affects respiratory system, causes cardiovascular, neurocognitive, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, metabolic and mental damages, which is in fact a multisystem disease. Patients with COVID-19, primarily with moderate and severe forms, need appropriate rehabilitation. This article establishes need of development of rehabilitation programs for COVID-19 patients, identifies their problems that leads to restrictions on everyday life, self-service, mobility, communication, interpersonal relationships, and professional activities. Goals and general principles of medical rehabilitation in context of a pandemic at all three stages are presented. Features of rehabilitation approaches are highlighted and important components of individual rehabilitation program for COVID-19 patients are highlighted.

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The present study was designed to evaluate the possibilities for the application of aquatherapy in the framework of the therapeutic and health promotion programs. Although the relevant investigations are small in number, their results indicate that aquatherapy provides a powerful tool for the prevention of the cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and the rehabilitation after recovery from this pathology. Under certain conditions, this therapeutic modality is the method of choice for the treatment of a specific group of patients either in combination with the aerobic activity or as an alternative to it. The recognition of the importance of aquatherapy and its further development require the extension and the modification of the currently available scientifically sound evidence base.