'I'm not the person I was': Long COVID patients call for coordinated health strategy

National president of the Australian Physiotherapy Association Scott Willis

National president of the Australian Physiotherapy Association Scott Willis Source: Supplied / Supplied/Jesse Spezza

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Experts and sufferers want to ensure there are enough support services available for the half a million Australians believed to be affected by Long COVID.

'I'm not the person I was': Long COVID patients call for coordinated health strategy
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