More reports are surfacing about long COVID – a range of symptoms that last weeks or months after the initial COVID-19 infection. For these “long-haulers”, the symptoms – ranging from breathing difficulties to cognitive and psychological problems – can be debilitating and bewildering, underlining the importance of not diminishing COVID-19 as “the flu”. We try to understand more about why these symptoms occur, and hear from a COVID-19 survivor about his experience battling the lasting effects of the disease.

 

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More reports are surfacing about long COVID &ndash; a range of symptoms that last weeks or months after the initial COVID-19 infection. For these &ldquo;long-haulers&rdquo;, the symptoms &ndash; ranging from breathing difficulties to cognitive and psychological problems &ndash; can be debilitating and bewildering, underlining the importance of not diminishing COVID-19 as &ldquo;the flu&rdquo;. We try to understand more about why these symptoms occur, and hear from a COVID-19 survivor about his experience battling the lasting effects of the disease.
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