Scientists have found that COVID-19 reduces the level of intelligence

The research is published in the Lancet.

It was attended by 81.3 thousand people, they passed tests, including those that measured a person's cognitive functions.

It turned out that most of those who had had a coronavirus infection, including a mild form, had problems completing tasks more often than those who were not sick.

It is noted that the greatest difficulty was revealed when solving problems that require argumentation and planning.

In addition, it turned out that the severity of cognitive impairment was, among other things, associated with the severity of the disease.

Also, British scientists have recorded a new category of people who are increasingly becoming victims of the coronavirus infection COVID-19.