You know, for all the continual fear mongering about coronavirus last year, the constant reminders of who was most at risk, the hyper importance put on masks and cleanliness, etc it is shocking to see things put this way now.
That's because long term consequences of COVID are real, and worrying just about the worst case (the death rate) is like saying that data leaks are no big deal because only 2% of them lead to the loss of their customer's life savings.
I am not so sure those long term effects (except those that lead to blood cloths) are real.
A quick duck duck go shows that these are the symptoms:
Tiredness or fatigue
Difficulty thinking or concentrating (sometimes referred to as “brain fog”)
Headache
Loss of smell or taste
Dizziness on standing
Fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations)
Chest pain
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
Cough
Joint or muscle pain
Depression or anxiety
Fever
Symptoms that get worse after physical or mental activities
Apart from the loss of smell, those are all things that are hard to quantify and could be something you are not aware of until you start looking for them. At which point you might become anexious and really start to notice them.
You know, for all the continual fear mongering about coronavirus last year, the constant reminders of who was most at risk, the hyper importance put on masks and cleanliness, etc it is shocking to see things put this way now.