LONG COVID COSTING UK WORKERS £1,100 PER MONTH IN EARNINGS

Wed 27 July 2022:

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has somewhat reduced over time, its effects are still being felt by people all over the world. The impact on health and the economy has grown as the number of people with long COVID has increased. According to recent research, since 2020, the loss amounts to around £1.5 billion a year in total for British workers.

It also claims that approximately 110,000 UK workers displayed long-term Covid symptoms, with each person suffering an earnings loss of about £1,100 ($1,320). People have lost a lot of time and their economic situations have been negatively impacted by the persistent symptoms.

Long covid is the name given to the scenario where an individual keeps experiencing symptoms for more than four weeks after the initial infection, according to the World Health Organisation.

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ research, one in ten people with long-term COVID had had to lose out on significant earnings due to the long leaves.

“The impact of long Covid has continued to grow over time, with almost 2 million now suffering from the condition,” Tom Wernham, a research economist at the IFS, told Bloomberg.

“For a significant minority of long Covid sufferers, the condition has severe effects not only on their health but on their ability to do paid work,” he further explained in the research report.

The research also found that those who were less well off before the pandemic are more likely to suffer from long COVID.

Compared to those without long COVID, those with the condition were, pre-pandemic, more likely to be claiming benefits (41% compared to 28%), be in poverty (25% versus 19%) and live in social housing (25% versus 17%).

While previous research has shown that women, those with pre-existing medical conditions and those in poorer parts of the country were more likely to be hit, this is the first evidence showing that long COVID is more prevalent among deprived individuals.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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