Daily Star

Long Covid pointer

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PEOPLE with five symptoms in the first week of infection are more likely to suffer long Covid.

No diagnostic test currently exists for the condition, which has felled over a million Brits.

But the University of Birmingham-led TLC (Therapies for Long Covid) pooled data on symptom prevalence and complicati­ons.

Lead author Dr Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi said: “Over one-third of the patients in the study reported they still felt ill.”

 ??  ?? STAFF, patients and visitors in all NHS settings must carry on wearing masks and follow social distancing rules even when Covid restrictio­ns are eased from Monday.
STAFF, patients and visitors in all NHS settings must carry on wearing masks and follow social distancing rules even when Covid restrictio­ns are eased from Monday.

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