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Long COVID: A new challenge

Tessa Walther
July 7, 2021

Around 10% people who tested positive for COVID-19 are affected by long COVID, according to initial studies. How does society treat this new group of chronically ill people? Deutsche Welle meets a young woman who suffers from long COVID.

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DW-Korrespondentin Tessa Walther
Tessa Walther Brussels-based Europe correspondent
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