"It is therefore with great hope that I declare
#COVID19 over as a global health emergency," said WHO Director General
@DrTedros two years ago.
This decision was made over 1000 days after WHO first learned of the disease, during which the world was upended by the coronavirus.
While COVID-19 continues to circulate today, it is no longer the same threat it was previously. And yet, it continues to shape the reality of many. Among those who are the most affected are
#longCOVID, or post COVID-19 condition, patients.
About 6 in every 100 COVID-19 patients develop this condition, with symptoms that last for months after the viral infection is over. Limited data tell us that fewer COVID-19 patients today develop these long-term symptoms, but every new infection presents a risk.
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