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'Long Covid': Why are some people not recovering?
For most people, Covid-19 is a brief and mild disease but some are left struggling with symptoms including lasting fatigue, persistent pain and breathlessness for months.
The condition known as "long Covid" is having a debilitating effect on people's lives, and stories of being left exhausted after even a short walk are now common.
So far, the focus has been on saving lives during the pandemic, but there is now a growing recognition that people are facing long-term consequences of a Covid infection.
Yet even basic questions - such as why people get long Covid or whether everyone will fully recover - are riddled with uncertainty.
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'Long Covid': Why are Some People not Recovering?
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The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words
return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @08:04PM (5 children)
Translation: someone decided that "second wave" is a good time to repeat the push for abolition of cash (remember the failed campaign in the spring?) Expect more horror stories with ever more outlandish claims.
Observe the more direct FUD headline: "Don't touch this! Coronavirus stays on banknotes, mobile phone screens and steel for up to 28 DAYS" [dailymail.co.uk]
Enjoy.
Observe how any horror-reducing observation are relegated to "*" and "**" and tiny little unreadable font in the infographics. Isn't that nice?
Note that the actual facts like "Samples were incubated in the dark to limit any effect light might have on viral decay" never entered the nice article(s).
https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-020-01418-7 [biomedcentral.com]
Note that PIN keyboards are never mentioned, apparently being miraculously protected from The Coronavirus by holy dispensation of Big Finance.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday October 12 2020, @08:55PM (2 children)
WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @09:37PM
BAAAAAA!!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @10:55PM
https://www.henrymakow.com/upload_images/sheeple-masks.jpg [henrymakow.com]
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Wednesday October 14 2020, @03:17AM (1 child)
At least Canadian banknotes can be washed with soap and water.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 15 2020, @09:22AM
Slow down there, Hendrik. Everybody knows laundering money is illegal.