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Long Covid is a term to describe the effects of Covid-19 that continue for weeks or months beyond the initial illness. The health watchdog NICE defines long Covid as lasting for more than 12 weeks, although some other people consider symptoms that last more than eight weeks to be long Covid.
More details of how many people are affected by long Covid are still emerging, but research suggests around one in five people who test positive for Covid-19 have symptoms for five weeks or longer. For around one in ten people, they last 12 weeks or longer.
Lasting symptoms of coronavirus can include:
Fatigue
Breathlessness
anxiety and depression
Palpitations
chest pains
joint or muscle pain
not being able to think straight or focus (‘brain fog’)
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