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People infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 carry twice the risk of needing to be treated in hospital than those with the Alpha strain, a study has suggested.
It raises the prospect that sufferers of the poorly understood condition could soon be spotted through a simple test. No diagnostic test or cure currently exists. Researchers say patients can find it hard to convince GPs they are really suffering from long-COVID symptoms, such as fatigue and headaches. Little is known about long-COVID — an umbrella term for symptoms that last for more than 12 weeks after being infected. Antibody tests are not yet widely available in the UK, as they are only free for frontline workers and people taking part in clinical trials. The current tests work by check...
By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-09 09:36 Share CLOSE Demonstrators gather at Piccadilly Circus calling for nightclubs to reopen during a Save Our Scene protest, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain June 27, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Experts warn 'long COVID' could become concern as lockdown ends Scientists have labeled the British government plans to fully lift COVID-19 social restrictions on July 19 as a "dangerous and unethical experiment". As more people are vaccinat...
Family doctors are being forced out of their jobs after developing long Covid, prompting demands for the government to compensate NHS staff with the debilitating condition who cannot work. GPs struggling with the condition have told the Observer they felt “shocked and betrayed” when their colleagues removed them from their posts because of prolonged sick leave. “I received a lawyer’s letter on behalf of the other partners in the GP surgery...
Relaxation of rules and sharp rise in B.1.617.2 variant cause concern, as millions wait for hospital treatment