What Melbourne’s ‘long COVID’ clinic is teaching us about the illness

One in three people who are infected with the virus suffer for months, here's what we know so far about it
Dr Vanessa Bryant (PhD)

Most people who get COVID-19 suffer the common symptoms of fever, cough and breathing problems, and recover in a week or two.

But some people, estimated to be roughly 10-30% of people who are infected with the virus, suffer persistent symptoms colloquially known as “long COVID”.