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Long Covid left a 10-year-old unable to walk without support

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Sophie playing virtual-reality games as part of her therapy with Mr Derek Tan and Ms Jessica Law, senior physiotherapists at NUH, in November 2022.

Sophie playing virtual-reality games as part of her therapy with Mr Derek Tan and Ms Jessica Law, senior physiotherapists at NUH, in November 2022.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF JULIA

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SINGAPORE – Primary school pupil Sophie loves dancing, but a month after getting Covid-19 in mid-2022, she suffered from headaches, double vision and issues with balance.

For months, she could not walk without support, let alone dance. She had to skip most of the latter half of her Primary 4 school year.

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