Long Covid Victims Denied Benefits Get Little Relief From Courts

The first sign was a runny nose, then a cold. Three years later, Julie Mathews needs two canes or a walker to get around.

Then 20 weeks pregnant with her fifth child, Mathews didn’t put much stock in the symptoms she began feeling in March 2020, until she saw a news broadcast urging the public to immediately contact a doctor about even the most common signs of a cold. A little-understood virus was sweeping the globe.

She tested positive for Covid-19 at a local hospital, and over the ensuing weeks, had to return several times with heart palpitations, shortness of ...