Summary
Latest figures show more than a million people in Britain are suffering from Long Covid. For many the condition is completely debilitating. The extreme fatigue, breathing difficulties, brain-fog is forcing hundreds of thousands of previously fit, working people on to long term sick. File on 4 hears from frontline workers who kept Britain going through the pandemic but now feel abandoned. Others reveal how they’ve felt pressurised to return to work even though they’re very ill.
Further reading that may be of interest:
- Long Covid Minister needed to respond to growing crisis
- Promises of Long Covid support have not materialised (a blog by Clare Rayner)
- My experience of suspected 'Long COVID' (by Dr Jake Suett)
The cost of Long Covid (File on 4, 18 May 2021)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000w4t4
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