Long Covid symptoms can last a year after hospitalisation, study finds

The study found women were 1.4 times more likely than men to suffer from fatigue or persistent muscle weakness, and twice as likely to report anxiety or depression. File picture

Some Covid symptoms, including fatigue and shortness of breath, can continue for many patients a year after hospitalisation for the virus, according to a new Chinese study.

The study, published in the British medical journal The Lancet, followed nearly 1,300 people hospitalised for Covid between January and May 2020 in the Chinese city of Wuhan – the first area affected by the pandemic.