They also said that they did not like the term "long Covid" because it may mean that some patients who are struggling with ongoing after-effects are being missed. "We believe that the term 'long Covid' is being used as a capsule for more than one syndrome, possibly up to four. "There is likely to be a rise in the number of people with long Covid in coming months," she added. Dr Maxwell continued: "The reason we don't like the term (long Covid) is because we think it's too vague. "We recognise long haul is an American term, long Covid tends to be the British.

Source: Daily Mirror October 14, 2020 23:01 UTC