A man from Co Down has spoken about his "frustration" at having to drastically adapt his daily life due to a lack of available treatment for Long Covid.
John Cairns, from Comber, worked 45-50 hours a week as an operations manager before he caught coronavirus in January 2021. Now, 18 months on, he is only able to work 12 hours per week and has to limit what he is able to do.
After being assessed at the end of December for a Long Covid clinic, due to being quite pro-active in managing his symptoms, John was told they would refer him for a place on a condition management programme instead. However, he said being constantly passed around from waiting list to waiting list doesn't help with recovery.
