Hair loss common among those infected with Covid-19

Cough, brain fog and now hair loss? Here is another symptom of long Covid that you may not know about. PHOTOS: TOWFIQU BARBHUIYA, NINA TAN/INSTAGRAM
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SINGAPORE – When Ms Nina Tan, 32, found that she was losing her hair at an alarming rate in early 2022, she was bewildered. The local influencer searched high and low for a cure, but nothing seemed to work.

Chalking it up to stress, she posted some pictures and wrote: “Really want to document my new botak-ness. Introducing three bald spots on my head that send chills down my spine whenever there is a cold breeze.”

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