At least 17 million people in Europe and Central Asia have experienced long COVID since the start of the pandemic.
At least 17 million people in Europe and Central Asia have experienced long COVID since the start of the pandemic, according to a new analysis presented to the World Health Organisation . at the University of Washington's School of Medicine in the US indicated a 307% rise in new cases in 2020 and 2021, driven by high rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in both years., highlighted that females were twice as likely as males to experience long COVID, also known as post COVID-19 condition.
Recognition and knowledge sharing, where all services are adequately equipped, and no patient is left alone or having to struggle to navigate through a system that is not prepared, or not capable of, recognizing this debilitating condition "For these goals to be achieved, we need all countries in the WHO European Region to recognize that long COVID is a serious problem, with serious consequences, and requires a serious response to stop the lives of those affected from getting any worse – and not just on a physical health level," said Dr Kluge.
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