A Scot is struggling to shake-off coronavirus symptoms three-months after catching the killer disease.
Callum O’Dwyer, from Aberdeen, still has extreme fatigue and muscle weakness 12 weeks after picking up the bug.
The 28-year-old also described having extreme “brain fog” and has been forced to move in with his parents for support.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, he said: “I had the full gamut of Covid-like symptoms of fever, cough, fatigue, nausea... and that lasted for about two weeks or so.
“It was very intense. I had two quite serious bouts of shortness of breath - I had to call the hospital for it but I wasn't taken in.
“After those two weeks the fatigue, muscle weakness, brain fog and then a recurring shortness of breath has left me - when I was about three weeks living by myself in the flat, really unable to look after myself and really struggling.”
Describing the moment he moved in with his parents who live a few miles away from his flat, Callum added: “I was unwell in my flat by myself.
"It constantly felt like I was seeing false summits, thinking I was getting better, I could get over this, but then it got worse again, then it got better and then worse again.
“I made a decision after five weeks that I physically couldn't look after myself anymore.
“I was deeply depressed. I moved back into my parents' to effectively get care.
“The first day I got here I was struggling and in pain to get up the stairs.”
Researcher Dr Rob Copeland told the programme that he's seen thousands of cases where people continue to experience long-term symptoms after recovering from the disease.
He explained when they go on to try to exercise, the symptoms of Covid-19 return.
The doctor said: “The perception that either you have this virus really severely and you end up in hospital, or you recover immediately after two weeks - is just not the case.
“We've seen thousands of people for whom long-term symptoms persist - the chronic fatigue particularly is a key challenge.”
