Understanding long covid

Most people with covid-19 feel better within a few days or weeks of their first symptoms and make a full recovery within 12 weeks. For some people, symptoms can last longer.

This is called long covid or post covid-19 syndrome. Long covid is a new condition which is still being studied.

Symptoms

There are many different signs and symptoms of long covid which may change over time.

Symptoms include:

• altered smells
• anxiety
• appetite changes
• cough
• fatigue
• hair loss
• heart palpitations
• hormonal imbalances
• impaired memory
• insomnia
• joint/muscular pain
• muscle weakness
• reduced concentration
• shortness of breath
• sore throat