Helen Calder and her family all had Covid-19 but months later Helen is still struggling with recurring symptoms
"It's the weirdest thing I've ever experienced," Helen Calder, from Liverpool, told BBC health correspondent Dominic Hughes. Donna McCulloch, from Winchester, was diagnosed by her GP on 23 March - she did not have a test - but says she was at her worst seven weeks later.After six weeks, Donna McCulloch said she was"panicked" because she still had symptoms
Data from the Covid Symptom Study app, downloaded more than three million times, suggests a"significant number" of people report symptoms for a month. One in 10-20 report it for longer than that, says genetic epidemiologist Prof Tim Spector, who came up with the app idea. "These patients may require financial help, and their employers need to have a realistic expectation for the time it will take them to recover," he wrote.launched a new service to help people deal with the long-term effects of coronavirusThe government has also announced an £8.4m study into the long-term impact on health. But Dr Suett has not yet had a response.
This is very worrying and puts a whole new prospective on this virus. Well done to the government for easing lockdown and exposing more people to this horrific virus!
'complete rest is crucial to eventual recovery, Prof Garner says' Thank you for saying so PaulGarnerWoof In the past some BBC reporting on viral-onset illness / MEcfs has been very poor, including promoting the Lightning Process & defending the PACETrial & graded exercise
Many of these probably have depression from the fear they experienced from the media / social media anout the Corona cold.
Welcome to the world of 250,000 odd uk ME/CFS sufferers 😔
Poor truck drivers.
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