While COVID is no longer regarded as a global health emergency, it remains a serious disease. Notably, even mild cases can result in persistent symptoms known as long COVID, which can have wide-reaching effects on physical health, mental health and quality of life.
Fatigue is a common symptom of both COVID and long COVID – around eight in ten adults report experiencing it during a COVID infection. And while many people find their fatigue improves within a few weeks, this is not the case for everyone. Estimates suggest that between one in ten and one in three people still have fatigue six months post-COVID. They may or may not have received a formal diagnosis of long COVID.
