What is long Covid? Advice in five South Asian languages
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Most people who catch Covid-19 won't become severely ill and are likely to get better relatively quickly.
However, significant numbers have had long-term problems. You may have "long Covid" if some of your symptoms continue for weeks or months after the initial illness.
BBC Asian Network is helping the South Asian community to understand the pandemic. Here we explain long Covid in five South Asian languages: Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil and Sylheti.
Punjabi
Dr Carter Singh tells you everything you need to know about long Covid, in Punjabi.
Urdu
Dr Nadia Ghani tells you everything you need to know about long Covid, in Urdu.
Sylheti
Dr Abdul Mannan tells you everything you need to know about long Covid, in Sylheti.
Gujarati
Dr Chintal Patel tells you everything you need to know about long Covid, in Gujarati.
Tamil
Dr Venughanan Manikavasagar tells you everything you need to know about long Covid, in Tamil.
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