This is a huge figure, which sheds light on the influence of the "long Covid" among our neighbors across the Channel.
About two million Britons are still suffering from symptoms of coronavirus more than four weeks after being infected, according to a study published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
According to this ONS study, for 376,000 of these people, the symptoms persist even more than two years later.
Persistent symptoms, especially fatigue, shortness of breath, cough and muscle pain, affected 1.4 million people (71%) in their daily activities and “strongly limited” that of 398,000 infected (20%).
A statement-based study
People aged 35 to 69, women, people living in less privileged areas or working in healthcare or education are more likely to have reported “long Covid”.
These figures are based on statements collected from a representative sample of people over the age of 2 living in private households and surveyed during the four weeks ending May 1, and not on a medical diagnosis.
The United Kingdom is one of the countries most affected in Europe by the pandemic with nearly 180,000 deaths.
It has lifted all anti-Covid restrictions and more than a million people continue to be infected per week, according to ONS estimates.
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