Covid-19:Over 25,000 people receiving treatment for long Covid, says Health Ministry


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 25,122 recovered Covid-19 patients who have been discharged from government hospitals have appointments for follow-up treatment at health facilities as of last month, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.

He said there were five main long-term effects of Covid-19 or “long Covid" namely fatigue (75.1%), shortness of breath during physical exertion (63.1%), cough (14%), difficulty sleeping (8.6%) and anxiety (3.8%).

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