While most people fully recover after testing positive for COVID-19, some develop ‘long COVID’ symptoms that carry on for longer than 12 weeks, change over time, or new symptoms may develop. Some patients also develop medical complications that may have lasting health effects.
ALT Update tile for New Zealand Government COVID-19 response. Text reads: "Advice on long COVID. New Zealand Government logo with Te Reo Māori translation: "Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa". Unite against COVID-19 logo.