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More than three quarters of British people who have suffered persistent ill health following a COVID19 infection have had to cut back or change the work they do, according to a survey on the impact of long COVID-19 published on Wednesday.

People shop at market stalls, with skyscrapers of the CIty of London financial district seen behind, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in London, Britain, January 15, 2021. /Toby Melville/Files.People shop at market stalls, with skyscrapers of the CIty of London financial district seen behind, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in London, Britain, January 15, 2021. /Toby Melville/Files.

The survey of 1 002 people, conducted by market research company census wide in October for recruitment website Indeed, adds to signs that long COVID-19 continues to be a factor behind widespread labour shortages in Britain. “Our research shows that the health emergency has become an employment crisis,” said Danny Stacy, a senior adviser at Indeed. Long COVID-19, a collection of symptoms ranging from pain and heart palpitations to insomnia and brain fog, can last for many months after initial infection.

Bank of England officials have highlighted lengthy waits for routine treatment in Britain’s public healthcare system, as well as long COVID-19, as potential reasons for the rise, which limits the economy’s ability to grow without boosting inflation.

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