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Hair loss common among those infected with Covid-19

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Cough, brain fog and now hair loss? Here is another symptom of long Covid that you may not know about.

Cough, brain fog and now hair loss? Here is another symptom of long Covid that you may not know about.

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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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