Long-lived Covid: “I can’t drive far, I forget to close doors, I burn food…”

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Sian used to bike regularly and work as a physical therapist before contracting Covid in May 2020.

Sian Griffiths has been with long-lasting covid for 18 months.

She is desperate to get back to work, but is “ashamed” that the coronavirus has kept her in a mental “fog” that prevents her from concentrating.

“I can’t drive far, I forget to close the doors, I burn the food. And when I’m reading, my brain turns one word into another. I lose concentration, ” the 43-year-old tells BBC journalist Owain Clarke.

Sian, who lives in Wales, is one case of those around 1.3 million people in the UK living with long-term covid, which represents more than 2% of the nation.

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