Prompted by concerns thousands of patients are suffering with so-called long Covid, the 43 clinics will bring together doctors, nurses, therapists and other NHS staff to assess those experiencing enduring symptoms. Long Covid, which is thought to affect more than 60,000 people in the UK, can cause continuing fatigue, brain fog, breathlessness and pain, according to the NHS. (Image: ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) (Image: Falkirk Herald / SWNS.COM)It follows a study from King’s College London which found older people, women and those with a number of different symptoms in the early stage of their illness were more likely to develop long Covid. According to experts, ongoing Covid may not be one illness but four different syndromes, which some may suffer simultaneously. These have been broadly categorised as: post intensive care syndrome, post viral fatigue syndrome, permanent organ damage and long term Covid syndrome.

Source: Daily Mirror November 16, 2020 17:37 UTC