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National / Science & Health | First Person Feb 20, 2022

'Will I ever be cured?': The agonizing long-term effects of COVID-19

by Sayako Akita

A year after first becoming infected with the coronavirus, reporter Sayako Akita is still suffering with symptoms, and hopes to educate others with her story.

National | First Person Dec 20, 2021

Quarantining at home after returning to Japan? Omicron means you shouldn’t count on it.

by Chris Russell

I had settled back into the pandemic lifestyle at home after getting back from the U.K., only to be asked to again head to a quarantine hotel due to an omicron case on my flight.