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Radio Leicester,3 mins

Fitness fanatic GP struggling with long Covid

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Ed Allen says the 15 months he has spent struggling with the severe impact of long Covid have been 'the greatest challenge of his life'. The 32-year-old GP was a fitness fanatic before he fell ill in February 2022 but admits on bad days he struggled to walk 500 steps. Dr Allen is among 6 thousand people who have been recovering from long Covid with the help of a special clinic at set up at Leicester's Glenfield Hospital in June 2020 and is now able to walk more than 6 thousand steps. Ed says he is gradually getting better but still fears he may never fully recover. He's been sharing his story with Âé¶¹Éç Radio Leicester's Sara Palmer.

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