The health minister, Mark Butler, said The Australian government recognises the long-term impacts of Covid-19, including for those who experience prolonged symptoms following an acute Covid 19 infection. Long Covid is an emerging health issue, both in Australia and internationally. The Albanese government is strengthening Medicare for all Australians, but particularly to provide the kind of multidisciplinary team-based healthcare for people with chronic and complex conditions like long Covid. The announcement comes as health authorities and experts are warning the nation is in the grip of a new wave of Covid-19 and other winter illnesses:
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