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Australian study finds COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ suffer symptoms months after coronavirus infection – ABC News

The first Australian study of COVID-19 patients has found up to 40 per cent of people who get the disease go on to experience persistent symptoms months after infection,…

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For 39-year-old Ben Barnett, recovering from COVID-19 has been like having an “overweight baby constantly sitting on my chest”.
Key points:

  • The first Australian study looking at the long term impacts COVID-19 has published interim results
  • It found 40 per cent of people had persistent symptoms two months after infection
  • The most common lingering symptoms were fatigue, shortness of breath, coughing and tightness in the chest

The Melbourne man is among a growing number of COVID patients in Australia…

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