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My post-viral battle and what it tells us about long Covid

My post-viral battle

28 August 2021

9:00 AM

28 August 2021

9:00 AM

One morning in 1966, I woke up seeing double. I splashed cold water over my face and blinked a few times but I still saw double. I had had glandular fever the previous month, for which there was no treatment except rest and paracetamol, and the GP said in time it would cure itself — and though tiredness dragged on I was soon back to normal.

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