Long Covid: What is it and why are some people not recovering?

Published on February 18, 2021 - Duration: 03:08s

Long Covid: What is it and why are some people not recovering?

The Government is facing fresh calls to compensate frontline workers who are suffering from the long-term effects of coronavirus.The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Coronavirus has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to recognise long Covid as an occupational disease.Here is what we know so far about the still-developing, ever-changing condition.


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