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Four years on from the pandemic and long Covid’s inequalities have only worsened

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Long Covid , known as post-Covid-19 syndrome, is a condition where people continue to experience symptoms weeks or months after recovering from the initial infection.

Symptoms include extreme fatigue, cognitive difficulties, shortness of breath, chest pain, and muscle or joint aches.

By March 2023 , 1.9 million people in the UK were living with long Covid with over a million enduring symptoms for more than a year .

Labour government’s proposals to expand sick pay and enforce flexible working arrangements are steps in the right direction, but they feel half -hearted.

The bill still lacks provisions to hold employers accountable for providing reasonable accommodations for workers managing long-term health conditions.

Without targeted measures, such as explicit protections for those with long Covid , these reforms risk being broad strokes that fail to reach the workers most in need.

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