Coronavirus in China: half of Covid-19 survivors still suffer from one symptom two years on, study shows


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More than half of the earliest Covid-19 patients hospitalised in China still suffered from at least one symptom two years after recovery, a study has found. Based on data compiled by scientists from Beijing and Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the first cases of the pandemic were reported, the study is the longest follow-up on the health impact of Covid-19 for patients who needed hospital care. At least 55 per cent reported at least one long-term symptom even after two years, with fatigue or muscle weakness among the most common, according to the study led by Cao Bin at...