Long COVID
Long-term complication of COVID-19
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Long COVID or long-haul COVID is a group of health problems persisting or developing after an initial period of COVID-19 infection. Symptoms can last weeks, months or years and are often debilitating. The World Health Organization defines long COVID as starting three months after the initial COVID-19 infection, but other agencies define it as starting at four weeks after the initial infection.
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Long COVID can cause long-term damage to multiple organs, study findsA third of long COVID patients sustained damage to multiple organs five months after infection, a study has found.Sky News - Published | |
Long COVID symptoms 'resolve in a year' for most with mild illnessLong COVID sufferers who had a mild bout of the virus should expect their symptoms to resolve within a year, researchers have suggested.Sky News - Published | |
Long COVID study focusing on paced increase in physical activity sees 'impressive results'Before contracting COVID, Susannah Thompson lived an active life.Sky News - Published | |
Long Covid: Cricketer George Garton on his recovery from after-effects of virusSouthern Brave's George Garton says he is still feeling the effects of long Covid seven months on and has had to "learn to breathe again".BBC Sport - Published | |
65% of Indians have 1 or more individuals in their close network who experienced long Covid: SurveyLong Covid symptoms include fatigue, joint pain, muscle pain, cough, shortness of breath, concentration or sleep problems, which persisted weeks after the initial recovery periodIndiaTimes - Published | |
Long COVID patients report more than 200 symptoms - with fatigue and brain fog most commonPatients with long COVID have reported more than 200 symptoms affecting 10 organ systems, according to a new study.Sky News - Published | |
NHS to launch Long COVID services for childrenThe NHS is launching Long COVID services for children, as concerns grow about the number of young people experiencing long-term symptoms.Sky News - Published | |
Long COVID clinics may be needed beyond April next yearThe doctor in charge of NHS England's response to Long COVID has told Sky News that specialist clinics to treat the condition may be needed for "much longer" than current funding allows.Sky News - Published |