For some people, Covid-19 causes long-term effects, taking both physical and mental toll Asia News NetworkAsia News Network


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July 28, 2022 KATHMANDU – As symptoms vary, doctors say long Covid is difficult to diagnose. Experts suggest seeking advice from specialists. In September 2020, Nepal Airlines’ instructor pilot Vijay Lama got infected with Covid-19 during his return flight with Nepal army personnel from Sudan’s peacekeeping mission. After his condition became severe, Lama, 58, was admitted to the critical care unit at a private hospital in Kathmandu where he was treated for 17 days. Two years after his infection, Lama still suffers from the effects of the deadly disease. “I still experience shortness of breath, severe body ache, and weakness,”...