High stress, anxiety and depression linked to increased risk of long Covid 

A study found that high levels of psychological distress before Covid infection raised the risk of long-term illness by 32%-46%.

People who are highly stressed, anxious, lonely, or depressed before catching coronavirus are more prone to long Covid than those in good mental health, according to a major study.

A Harvard analysis of health data from nearly 55,000 US volunteers, most of whom were women, found that high levels of psychological distress before Covid infection raised the risk of long-term illness by 32%-46%.