Rural Cork survey finds young people are suffering 'long Covid in the mind'

The survey focused on how lockdowns affected 220 people, aged 16 to 35, living in very rural areas of mid- and north-west-Cork

Dr Brendan O'Keeffe speaking at the report launch. Picture: Larry Cummins

“It's long Covid in the mind, opposed to long Covid in the lungs."

That's how Dr Brendan O'Keeffe describes the real impact of Covid-19 on young people's mental health after he carried out an in-depth study in rural areas of Cork.