Protect yourself as Covid symptoms can last almost a year, warns medical lecturer
People who have been infected with Covid-19 are likely to suffer from post-Covid or “long Covid” symptoms for up to a year, a Chulalongkorn University lecturer said in a Facebook post on Monday.
Citing a European study on 73,727 people that was published in the Journal of Epidemiology on Friday, Thira Worathanarat said former Covid-19 patients are likely to suffer fatigue 4.8 times more than people who have never been infected.
Other symptoms include shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, “brain fog”, insomnia, palpitations, depression and anxiety, etc.
Hence, Thira said it is important to protect ourselves and the only way to do this is to always wear a mask, maintain distance and avoid sharing food or drink with others.
He also said that people should not spend too long with others and only meet when necessary. He also advised people to take leave from school or work when ill.
The Faculty of Medicine lecturer added that though Thailand is fairly low in world rankings when it comes to confirmed cases, it is bound to shoot up in the list if we count the people who test positive using antigen test kits.
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