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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Jane Corscadden

Long Covid symptoms leave dad 'living completely different life' with brain fog and extreme fatigue

A man from Co Down, who was diagnosed with long Covid early last year, is trying to get back to his old self again.

John Cairns, 43, first developed mild cold-like symptoms in January 2021 and after he started coughing, he did a PCR test which came back positive.

On the same day, his 12-year-old son Robbie was rushed to hospital with suspected meningitis but tested positive for coronavirus too.

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