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All Scots who have tested positive for coronavirus to receive text invitation for long Covid study
Updated: May 12, 2021, 9:13 am
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Anyone who has tested positive will receive a text
All Scots who have tested positive for Covid-19 will be invited to take part in a landmark long Covid study.
Led by Glasgow University, researchers plan to use an app to collect information from people who have had the virus to see how many are still struggling.
Some of the most common effects include extreme fatigue, breathlessness, and cognitive impairment, otherwise known as brain fog.
Dundee doctor Tom Fardon, who has been living with long Covid for more than a year, has welcomed the “crucial” development.
Medic still suffering effects of COVID a year on reckons masks are here to stay
Dr Tom Fardon has been working on the COVID assessment unit and high dependency unit at Ninewells throughout the pandemic
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Dr Tom Fardon treats COVID patients while dealing with the long-term effects of the virus himself. (Image: Daily Record)
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