More than 336,000 people in Ireland could have suffered the effects of Long Covid according to research published in The Lancet medical journal.
Based on the findings of the Dutch study, one in eight people who contract Covid-19 suffer prolonged symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog and loss of taste or smell.
While the number of people in Ireland with Long Covid is still unclear, analysis by TD Denis Naughten suggests that if the findings of the new study are applied here, the number would be around 336,451. Mr Naughten also used blood donor figures in order to come to that conclusion.
