Aviva launches Covid-19 income protection rehab support

Aviva has put in place a vocational case manager service to support customers who are dealing with the long-term health impact of the novel virus, or if they are suffering physical or mental health conditions exacerbated by lockdown. The ongoing side-effects from Covid-19 are being monitored by its claims team, Aviva said, and these can consist of fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and loss of taste or smell. According to a survey of almost 2000 UK doctors carried out by the British Medical Association (closed 9 July), 30% of doctors had seen patients with symptoms that they bel...