Check here all that WHO said on long COVID. Live Q&A on #COVID19 and Omicron sub-variant BA.2 with Dr @mvankerkhove and @DrAbdiMahamud. #AskWHO https://t.co/NVQMa8HHk7 Long COVID is usually diagnosed many weeks after a bout with COVID-19.
Any long-lasting effects typically appear about 90 days after symptoms of the initial infection go away, WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove said.
The long-term effects could be a few weeks, they could be a few months, they could be a few years. We don’t know what that is yet.
Noting the severity of the long term effects of the virus, Van Kerkhove explained, it affects all organs of the body, different organs of the body, not all organs at the same time, and ranges in severity from people not being able to catch their breath, not able to exercise anymore.