[Translated from French]

(Montreal) The rehabilitation process is long for patients with long COVID, which can limit professionals in their acceptance of new patients. This issue, added to the other ills of the healthcare system, means that some 4,000 patients end up in the network of long COVID clinics, half of whom are on the waiting list.

This was shared by Simon Décary, who chairs the Ministry of Health’s steering committee for the long COVID clinics. However, he is hopeful for people who are suffering from long COVID, as new measures are about to improve access.