Some patients infected with the coronavirus have their symptoms persist for months.
This is what we call the long Covid.
According to a study by the UK's National Bureau of Statistics, as of December 6, 2021, 1.3 million Britons suffer from this condition, which represents 2% of the country's population.
40% of study participants said they contracted Covid-19 at least a year ago, says the BBC.
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In the United Kingdom, 352,000 people were questioned for this study, between November 9 and December 6, 2021. Several indications emerge, in particular that women are the most affected. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the majority of patients are between 35 and 69 years old, live in disadvantaged areas, and work in health care, social services or education.
The sequelae of the infection are crippling on a daily basis.
According to the ONS, 51% of those surveyed said they were tired, 37% had a loss of smell, 36% were short of breath and 28% had difficulty concentrating.
Finally, 64% of them said that their symptoms affected their daily lives, while 20% said that it limited their activities "a
lot
".
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It appears that children are not spared from this syndrome either.
Also according to the ONS, in April 2021, 9.8% of children aged 2 to 11 had at least one symptom that persisted five weeks after a positive test.
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