Confinement is being tightened in Sydney, where from Saturday all non-essential shops will have to remain closed and residents in the neighbourhoods most affected by Covid-19, in the South West of the city, will have to stay indoors. This was announced by the Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian.
Research conducted by Sydney’s large St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Kirby Institute indicates that 32% of 81 Covid 19 patients diagnosed in that hospital’s clinics reported still feeling ill 240 days after infection, experiencing fatigue, labored breathing, chest tightness. And a full 19% still suffer from the debilitating ‘long Covid’ eight months later. It’s no accident that one in three Covid-19 patients still struggle with symptoms eight months after becoming infected. And young age is no protection from the debilitating effects of ‘long Covid’.
