Claim: Young people are about twice as likely to suffer from "long Covid" after a coronavirus infection
Fact-check: Matt Hancock got the evidence about long Covid wrong - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect, based on the data mr hancock mentioned, which suggests that people over 70 have about twice the risk of people under 50.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-10-26T00:00:00