Long COVID sufferers from all across Canada are struggling for words, breath and answers after some specialized clinics have shut down.
About 2.1 million adults in Canada, or roughly 7 per cent of the adult population, live with long COVID symptoms, according to a Statistics Canada survey released last month. Common symptoms include persistent fatigue, difficulty concentrating, shortness of breath, and worsening symptoms after exertion.
The survey defined those with long COVID as having symptoms three or more months after a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection that could not be explained by anything else.
For one Toronto resident, the lingering effects of long COVID
- Advertisement -