Some people do not believe long COVID (also known as post-COVID-19 condition) is real.
In fact, patients have reported that there are even doctors who sit in this camp,
who might dismiss their symptoms as psychosomatic, or do not know how to recognise
or treat long COVID. It is complicated, even for researchers. People might not have
had severe symptoms when infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus, they might be young, without
a significant medical history or risk factors. Although studies suggest around 10–20%
of individuals who did not have severe acute disease might develop long COVID symptoms,
the number of people who are facing long-term effects is hard to quantify.