âOur life isnât the sameâ study shows 1 in 5 people suffering from long COVID-19 arenât able to work âOur life isnât the sameâ study shows 1 in 5 people suffering from long COVID-19 arenât able to work and last updated 2021-07-15 23:33:37-04 SALT LAKE CITY â A new study showed some insight into what patients suffering from long COVID-19 are experiencing. The study asked participants suffering from long COVID-19 from 56 different countries more than 250 questions. âPatients with Long COVID report prolonged, multisystem involvement and significant disability. By seven months, many patients have not yet recovered (mainly from systemic and neurological/cognitive symptoms), have not returned to previous levels of work, and continue to experience significant symptom burden,â the study stated.