Long COVID: The aftertaste of a global pandemic

The government has announced that by the end of the month, it will open 40 clinics dedicated to helping patients with long-COVID.<br /><br />But the disease still remains a mystery to many medical professionals, with a lot of questions which still have no answers.  <br /><br />Who will get it? What are the symptoms and is it possible to fully recover from this debilitating condition that is, in many cases, destroying people's lives? <br /><br />In this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast, host Ashna Hurynag speaks to Sophie Evans, a 28-year-old nurse, whose life has been turned upside down after she was diagnosed with long-COVID. <br /><br />We also speak to Professor Tim Spector from Kings College London, who has led one of the only studies into long-COVID, which outlines who is most at risk. <br /><br />Plus Dr Nisreen Alwan tells us why she has signed a letter, calling on the government to better its research and surveillance of the condition.<br /><br />Daily podcast team:<br />Podcast producer - Annie Joyce<br />Podcast producer - Nicola Eyers<br />Podcast producer - Emma Rae Woodhouse<br />Interviews producer - Oli Foster<br />Archive - Simon Windsor<br />Music - Steven Wheeler