LCK In The News

There are now calls for the condition to be recognised as an "occupational disease" for frontline workers - while concerns have been voiced about the long-term effect of the virus on some children.

So what's it like to be struggling with long COVID nearly a year after contracting the virus - and when could the symptoms finally subside?

"A mother-of-five whose children are believed to be suffering the long-term effects of coronavirus says she wants the condition to be fully recognised by senior doctors.

Charlie Mountford-Hill, 37, from Milton Keynes, suspects the whole family caught Covid-19 last March before wider testing for the virus was available. They continue to experience symptoms including shortness of breath and bruising."

"I Cant go on any walks because I break out in a rash. I have headaches every single day. I have ringing in my ears so I can’t sleep. I struggle with my memory and getting my words out and concentration. Fatigue is the biggest thing, I’m tired constantly - I get sick every time I eat.''

"Parents of suffering children believe that the Government should run an education campaign to explain that children are at risk. They believe that the Government is not doing so out of a fear it would cause mass panic. But ongoing silence leaves children at risk."

"A mum has described how it was "horrendous to watch" as her son and daughter suffered the debilitating effects of so-called long Covid.​"