What is Long Covid?

Advice and Information - 24 May 2022

Confused about Long Covid? Find out the common symptoms and when to get support.

After contracting COVID-19 it can take up to 12 weeks for your symptoms to disappear and for you to make a full recovery from the virus. For some people, COVID-19 can cause symptoms that last weeks or months after the infection has gone. Symptoms that go on longer than 12 weeks are known as ‘Long Covid’.

Read more on the Healthwatch England website. 

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