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Finlay MacNab: The footballer living with long Covid

Professional footballer Finlay MacNab has not been able to play the game for more than a year because of long Covid.

The 20-year-old had played for League One team AFC Wimbledon but he caught Covid in September 2020.

He's lived with the impact of coronavirus ever since.

Video by Gem O'Reilly and Lauren Moore.

6 November 2021

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