Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Friday that Australia's "labor market has been absolutely smashed by Covid, and Long Covid increasingly." This mirrors how Long Covid is characterized by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which lists a wide variety of respiratory, heart, digestive and even neurological symptoms. A comprehensive study published in the Lancet this month found that one in eight people who get Covid develop at least one Long Covid symptom. The findings of the Australian treasury analysis were in line with this study — with 12 percent of Covid-related absenteeism attributed to Long Covid. Australia is facing serious labor market constraints after its borders were closed to international arrivals for nearly two years during the pandemic.

Source: Manila Times August 27, 2022 04:16 UTC