Extra resources needed for ‘tens of thousands’ of long-Covid patients – CUH medic Dr Arthur Jackson, one of a team of CUH medics seeing patients referred with long-Covid symptoms, said the hospital is working through a 'backlog' of patients but that additional resources would be needed in the longer term Long Covid is thought to affect as many as 10% of those infected by the virus. Picture: Dan Linehan Sat, 01 May, 2021 - 10:22 Maresa Fagan An infectious disease consultant at Cork University Hospital has warned that a national approach and investment in additional resources will be needed to deal with “tens of thousands” of patients across the country suffering from long Covid.