‘Long Covid’ can occur in up to 30% of recovered patients: Thai expert


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Long Covid-19, or Post-Covid-19, conditions can occur in 15-30 per cent of patients who have recovered, with symptoms lasting from 4 to 12 weeks after infection, Siriraj Hospital dean of the Faculty of Medicine Dr Prasit Watanapa said on Tuesday (March 22).

“Long Covid could have more than 50 symptoms, but the most common are fatigue, shortness of breath, headache, muscle ache, joint ache, chest pain, coughing, diarrhoea, loss of smell and depression,” he said.

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