Explaining long Covid to others is among the toughest challenges for sufferers, who need targeted help and rehabilitation while they slowly recover from symptoms such as fatigue, difficulty concentrating and chest pain.

Patients and doctors here call for greater awareness of the condition, which can affect one's personal life and workplace performance for the six months or more it takes for recovery.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with correspondent Akshita Nanda about the effects of long Covid.

Explaining long Covid to others is among the toughest challenges for sufferers, who need targeted help and rehabilitation while they slowly recover from symptoms such as fatigue, difficulty concentrating and chest pain.
Patients and doctors here call for greater awareness of the condition, which can affect one's personal life and workplace performance for the six months or more it takes for recovery.
In The Straits Times&rsquo; The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with correspondent Akshita Nanda about the effects of long Covid.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.