Frontiers in public healthAug 27, 2026

Factors linked to long COVID in patients discharged after omicron infection in Changzhi, China

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Updated Aug 28, 2026

Abstract

The prevalence and risk factors for developing long COVID (LC) in China remain poorly understood.

Limited data is available on long COVID in China, specifically related to recent Omicron sub-lineages.
The assessment focused on identifying how common long COVID is and what factors may contribute to its development.
Understanding these risk factors could help clarify the impact of recent COVID-19 variants on long-term health.

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