Dr Rhianna McClymont and Dr Annette Alaeus at Livi also explained that Long Covid can have a wide range of effects, with hundreds of different symptoms being reported
They noted long Covid can affect organs and tissues all around the body, including the lungs, heart, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, gut and liver.
“COVID-19 is considered to be a systemic disease, not just a respiratory disease, even though the virus enters the body through the respiratory system,” said Dr Annette Alaeus, a Livi medical doctor and infectious disease specialist.
She added: “This systemic involvement is probably immune-related and different individuals react in different ways to the infection.”