Medical News Today feature has highlighted, an increasing number of people around the world have reported lasting illness following confirmed or suspected infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The symptoms involved — often extreme fatigue and fever — persist for many weeks or months after they are supposed to have disappeared.This phenomenon is now often dubbed long COVID, and the people affected sometimes call themselves “long-haulers.”Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Besides explaining how the lingering symptoms have drastically reduced their quality of life, long-haulers also note that, more often than not,.