Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeLong Covid could strike down 5,000 Brits every DAY this summer as case rates soar, a Tory minister has admitted. His remarks will fuel fears around the great unlocking, hours after Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty admitted a long Covid epidemic "remains a worry". Official figures estimate a million people in the UK are suffering 'long Covid' symptoms - which can include fatigue, shortness of breath, muscle ache and difficulty concentrating. England's Chief Medical Officer sounded the alarm yesterday about the effects of long Covid in a speech to the Local Government Association conference. "Fundamentally the two ways to prevent long Covid in my view are to keep Covid rates right down and make sure everyone is vaccinated so they get very mild disease.

Source: Daily Mirror July 07, 2021 08:26 UTC