For many sufferers of lingering COVID-19 symptoms, proving they are sick is a big part of the battle
https://www.kcra.com/article/for-many-sufferers-of-lingering-covid-19-symptoms-proving-they-are-sick-is-a-big-part-of-the-battle/36087045Apr 11, 2021
...Long Covid, also called post-Covid syndrome, is shaping up to be a major, long-term public health issue. In
the U.K. alone, almost 700,000 people reported having symptoms for at least three months after getting
infected with COVID-19, according to a survey done by the U.K. Office for National Statistics in March. A
majority of the 700,000 said their illness was limiting their day-to-day activities and for almost 70,000, the
symptoms have lasted for more than a year.
A separate study published last month showed that seven in 10 people who had been hospitalized for
COVID-19 have not fully recovered five months after being discharged....
..."Anyone who's recovering from Covid is expected to make a good recovery, a full recovery, within four to
six weeks," he said. "In about 10% to 20% of people, the symptoms can linger beyond the four to six week
period and in about 10% of people, the symptoms can persist even beyond 12 weeks, when it becomes a
real problem."...
...The National Health Service (NHS) in England has set up around 70 long Covid clinics. But demand is
much, much higher than the number of places available. Monique Jackson said that while she has been
fortunate to find doctors who were helpful and understanding, she has not been able to get into this type
of clinic....