Legal & General launches 'long Covid' early intervention

Long Covid Intervention Package

Adam Saville
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Group protection provider adds care package for employees who are displaying symptoms of ‘long Covid’

Research by King's College London in September revealed that up to 60,000 in the UK were suspected of suffering from prolonged Covid-related ailments for more than three months, while an estimated 300,000 people were reporting symptoms lasting longer than a month. According to the NHS, medical evidence and patient reports suggest that around 10% of Covid patients are suffering for more than three weeks after infection, with symptoms ranging from breathlessness, chronic fatigue, ‘brain fog', anxiety and stress. Last month, we reported that the NHS is to spend £10m on a network of clini...

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