Lower sex drive and hair loss among long Covid symptoms, finds study

Women were more likely to suffer from long Covid, as were young people and those from a black, mixed or other ethnic group. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

A reduced sex drive, hallucinations and hair loss are among a wider set of long Covid symptoms, according to a study of people who were infected but not hospitalised during the pandemic.

The most common symptoms in the weeks and months after a bout of coronavirus have long been known to include loss of smell and shortness of breath. The NHS list of common Covid symptoms also includes signs such as fatigue, rashes and brain fog.