Many coronavirus patients will experience persistent symptoms after their illness, say researchers who have trawled through the literature on ‘long COVID’.

Their review has found 80% of recovered adults had one or more symptoms remaining two weeks after diagnosis of mild, moderate or severe COVID-19.

In total 55 lingering symptoms, signs and laboratory parameters were identified, varying from fatigue, to nausea and depression, according to the US study in Scientific Reports.

Almost 48,000 patients aged 17-87 were included in the review, with post-COVID-19 follow-up time ranging from 14 to 110 days.