Long Covid: Condition's 'serious' effects recognised

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'Serious and potentially debilitating' impact of long Covid on health is being recognised, Wales health minister says

Ms Morgan said the approach in Wales was based on the principle of helping people "as close to home" as possible.

The recovery programme will be reviewed every six months, to take into account the latest global research on what is a new, but potentially very serious condition.Grandmother Helen James already had underlying health worries when she caught Covid, not just once, but twice.She was left "fighting for every breath".

Helen called for a "joined up" consultant-led approach for long Covid patients, and has told the minister personally in a meeting.Up to 50,000 people in Wales have reported having long Covid symptoms In May, the Office for National Statistics estimated that one million people across the UK living in private households had self-reported long Covid, with symptoms that have lasted more than four weeks after the initial infection.The new recovery programme has been welcomed by the Royal College of GPs in Wales.

 

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Probably just like a consequence after a jab

Reckon that 40 stone of fat around your waist maybe more dangerous.

An addiction to cake?

Comments on this are incredibly rude and offensive. There's a big difference between weight related fatigue and the type of fatigue in post viral syndromes.

None of this comes from China or India justsaying

People say she's fat but what if she's actually pregnant? Imagine 😂😂😂

Aye definitely long COVID. Nothing to do with the daily foot long from subway.

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