Covid-19 at 14 weeks—phantom speed cameras, unknown limits, and harsh penalties

Paul Garner

Covid-19 at 14 weeks—phantom speed cameras, unknown limits, and harsh penalties

Paul Garner

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“If my husband had said he was still sick with covid-19 after a month, I’d say he was milking it.” Straight talking from a Liverpudlian woman on one of my WhatsApp groups in April when I had been ill for a month; what would she say to me now at 95 days? I am unable to be out of bed for more than three hours at a stretch, my arms and legs are permanently fizzing as if injected with Szechuan peppercorns, I have ringing in the ears, intermittent brain fog, palpitations, and dramatic mood swings. Am I milking it? Is the virus still there? Or do I have CFS/ME?

Original language	English
Journal	The BMJ Opinion
Early online date	23 Jun 2020
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 23 Jun 2020

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