We went out to clap for our NHS heroes and praised the fortitude of care home workers. We smiled at those who served us through the pandemic at supermarket tills. Most were relieved when their children returned to school. We even waved as our wheelie bins were emptied.
Some of these key workers who kept our society and economy running through Covid-19 had the highest potential exposure to the disease. Your report (Long Covid could create a generation affected by disability, expert warns, 23 March) was a stark reminder that so far not only have 163,000-plus lost their lives in the UK to Covid, but 1.5 million (2.4% of the UK population) have self-reported symptoms of long Covid.
