Long covid
ANALYSIS: The COVID 'longhaulers' behind a global patient movement
The novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 1.4 million globally, can leave even otherwise-healthy young people with lingering symptoms for weeks or months...
Why are the government, health department and medical society in general not rallying to talk about Long-COVID, make it known, talk about the long-term effects or say anything about it at all, asks Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
No one in South Africa seems to be nearly as informed as they should be about the progression and sustaining symptoms of this illness which are varied, unpredictable and could have long-term consequences, laments Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
Haji Mohamed Dawjee writes about having to deal with Lo-Co, the new, shortened version of Long Covid, which is in itself an unofficial term.
Is long-COVID going to leave a lasting impact on something, one of the things, everything, asks Haji Mohamed Dawjee.