Britain Says ‘Long COVID’ Causes Serious Long-Term Damage to Health

Britain Says ‘Long COVID’ Causes Serious Long-Term Damage to Health
The COVID-19 Symptom Study app is shown on a mobile phone in an arranged illustration in London on Aug. 19, 2020. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images
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The government on Wednesday warned of the “potentially devastating long-term impact” of the CCP virus on health as a film about “long COVID” is released as part of its national Hands Space Face campaign.

Symptoms of long COVID, which can linger long after initial infection with the disease, include protracted loss of taste or smell as well as respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms, the government said in a statement.