Long covid symptoms include extreme fatigue and breathlessness, palpitations, or brain fog.
By Sonia KatariaA team of experts have started a new trial to test if an existing anti-viral drug could cure people with long Covid.
He said it is estimated about 1.9m people in the UK and more than 144m globally live with long Covid and almost a quarter of sufferers have had their symptoms for more than two years.Patients eligible to take part in the trial will undergo a series of tests before and after they are given remdesivir, including exercise tolerability, to monitor any improvements.
"This project will shed light on whether using existing antiviral treatment could help address this global challenge," he added.It is believed long covid is caused by the virus remaining within specific cells
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