UK: Half a million people have sought Long Covid advice

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Asthma and Lung UK said that over the last six months about half a million had visited its long COVID advice pages or called its helpline – and some sufferers are considering buying their own oxygen supplies.

There was a near-doubling between September and March this year as the Omicron variant surged in the UK, the charity said.

Sky News report

 

 

Asthsma.org.uk Long Covid support page

 

 

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** This post was originally published on May 15, 2022 **