Long COVID sufferer Pedro Sanchez-Vicente, a 56-year-old event organiser, poses for a photograph taken through blue plastic, in Madrid, Spain, March 17, 2021. The photograph was taken through blue plastic to visualise the effects of long COVID. Sanchez-Vicente spent 100 days intubated in an ICU unit after getting infected with COVID in March, 2020. But after his release from the hospital he started developing many of the symptoms associated with long COVID. "I'm not your typical long COVID case, because most of those patients haven't been hospitalised or not for too long, unlike me. But I share with them the mental mist, the paresthesia, the hearing problems, conjunctivitis, eye herpes. You could say I'm a hybrid," he said. When Sanchez-Vicente got transferred to a regular ward at the hospital, he spent most of his time in the armchair in his room, he was so weak he could barely stand up and laying down in bed for long periods of time was difficult. "When I returned home I saw the armchair my family had bought for me as a surprise. I have pretty much been living in that armchair for the past year. Even now I find myself sleeping in it for hours every night because I have difficulty breathing in bed." REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "SPAIN LONGCOVID" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

The armchair where long COVID sufferer Pedro Sanchez-Vicente, a 56-year-old event organiser, spends most of his time, is seen photographed through blue plastic, in Madrid, Spain, March 17, 2021. The photograph was taken through blue plastic to visualise the effects of long COVID. Sanchez-Vicente spent 100 days intubated in an ICU unit after getting infected with COVID in March, 2020. But after his release from the hospital he started developing many of the symptoms associated with long COVID. "I'm not your typical long COVID case, because most of those patients haven't been hospitalised or not for too long, unlike me. But I share with them the mental mist, the paresthesia, the hearing problems, conjunctivitis, eye herpes. You could say I'm a hybrid," he said. When Sanchez-Vicente got transferred to a regular ward at the hospital, he spent most of his time in the armchair in his room, he was so weak he could barely stand up and laying down in bed for long periods of time was difficult. "When I returned home I saw the armchair my family had bought for me as a surprise. I have pretty much been living in that armchair for the past year. Even now I find myself sleeping in it for hours every night because I have difficulty breathing in bed." REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "SPAIN LONGCOVID" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A combination picture shows long COVID sufferer Pedro Sanchez-Vicente, a 56-year-old event organiser, posing for a photograph taken through blue plastic, and the armchair where Sanchez-Vicente spends most of his time, photographed through blue plastic, in Madrid, Spain, March 17, 2021. The photographs were taken through blue plastic to visualise the effects of long COVID. Sanchez-Vicente spent 100 days intubated in an ICU unit after getting infected with COVID in March, 2020. But after his release from the hospital he started developing many of the symptoms associated with long COVID. "I'm not your typical long COVID case, because most of those patients haven't been hospitalised or not for too long, unlike me. But I share with them the mental mist, the paresthesia, the hearing problems, conjunctivitis, eye herpes. You could say I'm a hybrid," he said. When Sanchez-Vicente got transferred to a regular ward at the hospital, he spent most of his time in the armchair in his room, he was so weak he could barely stand up and laying down in bed for long periods of time was difficult. "When I returned home I saw the armchair my family had bought for me as a surprise. I have pretty much been living in that armchair for the past year. Even now I find myself sleeping in it for hours every night because I have difficulty breathing in bed." REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "SPAIN LONGCOVID" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Jhay Ar Calma, 10, a grade 5 student, sits on the roof of his home as he takes part in an online class using a tablet, due to weak internet connection in his area, as schools remain closed during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2020. "Sometimes we change the SIM card to a different provider so he doesn't have to study on the roof, but there's rarely enough money to spare for that," said Jhay's mother Jonalyn Parulan. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ SCHOOL ONLINE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov

Siberian Zoo employee Daria Trifonova walks with Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, and Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, on the cost of the Baikal lake in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov

Siberian Zoo employee Daria Trifonova walks with Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, and Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, on the cost of the Baikal lake in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov

Siberian Zoo employee Daria Trifonova walks with Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, and Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, on the cost of the Baikal lake in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov

Residents help a man, who was feeling weak due to the lack of food, at a shelter for people affected by the floods caused by heavy rain brought by Storm Iota in San Pedro Sula, Honduras November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

New plastic has long been cheaper to buy than recycled. Weak oil prices this year widened the gap.

Fourth-grade student Aljade Alora, and parent of kindergarten student Renerio Piloto, 7, attempt to join an online class with government-issued tablets despite weak internet connection outside their shanty homes, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her first State of the Union speech during a plenary session of European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium September 16, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

Veterinarian Carlos Henrique cares for a Caracara hawk with symptoms of food infection at the Clinidog veterinary clinic near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 24, 2020. The weak and the dying animals arrive at the clinic where a group of four volunteers work tirelessly to try and save them. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Veterinarian Carlos Henrique cares for a Caracara hawk with symptoms of food infection at the Clinidog veterinary clinic near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 24, 2020. The weak and the dying animals arrive at the clinic where a group of four volunteers work tirelessly to try and save them. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Veterinarian Carlos Henrique cares for a Caracara hawk with symptoms of food infection at the Clinidog veterinary clinic near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 24, 2020. The weak and the dying animals arrive at the clinic where a group of four volunteers work tirelessly to try and save them. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Red macaw undergoes a necropsy procedure at the Clinidog veterinary clinic, after it was brought in weak and sick at the headquarters of the state environmental police in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Red macaw undergoes a necropsy procedure at the Clinidog veterinary clinic, after it was brought in weak and sick at the headquarters of the state environmental police in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Red macaw undergoes a necropsy procedure at the Clinidog veterinary clinic, after it was brought in weak and sick at the headquarters of the state environmental police in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Veterinarian Carlos Henrique Tiburcio cares for a Caracara hawk with symptoms of food infection at the Clinidog veterinary clinic near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 24, 2020. The weak and the dying animals arrive at the clinic where a group of four volunteers work tirelessly to try and save them. "Our personal and professional satisfaction is immense when we manage to save a life, especially when we manage to rehabilitate an animal and return it to nature," Tiburcio said. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Xita, a tiny monkey with sad brown eyes, clutches her newborn tight. Both are fighting for their lives. Vets working at the Clinidog clinic in the Amazon city of Porto Velho believe the mother and baby were run over by a car as they fled fires raging across the world's largest rainforest. "She arrived stressed, screaming and smeared with blood," said Carlos Henrique Tiburcio, the owner of the clinic, as he wrapped the pair in a small, white cloth. Creatures of the Amazon, one of the earth's most biodiverse habitats, face an ever-growing threat as loggers and farms advance further and further into the rainforest. In the dry season ranchers and land speculators set fires to clear deforested woodland for pasture. Blazes can rage out of control, fueled by the swirling wind and dry foliage. Wildlife flee from the smoke and flames. Weak and dying animals arrive at Tiburcio's clinic where four volunteers work tirelessly to save them. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: CLIMATE-CHANGE/BRAZIL-ANIMALS

Veterinarian Carlos Henrique Tiburcio cares for a Caracara hawk with symptoms of food infection at the Clinidog veterinary clinic near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 24, 2020. The weak and the dying animals arrive at the clinic where a group of four volunteers work tirelessly to try and save them. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL ANIMALS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Pastor Ben Groth prays with David Algere in front of the Metrowide Apartments banner, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 13, 2020. Behind the men on the sidewalk, The Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative was holding a Renters Rights Assembly action near a Metrowide Apartment complex where multiple tenants are facing possible eviction, on August 20, 2020. The action was intended to connect tenants to legal support in anticipation of a wave of evictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Picture taken August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn

A damaged wall of De Borah Wells' house is seen in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 21, 2020. According to her she was threatened with eviction in August after speaking up about her landlord's treatment of tenants and complaining about the repairs her home needed. Picture taken August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn

Laura Gross lays down after feeling weak while posing on her balcony in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S., July 31, 2020. Picture taken July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

A rose is hit by morning sunlight in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

A worker checks cannabis plants at a medical cannabis farm near Kumanovo, North Macedonia September 13, 2019.Picture taken on September 13,2019.REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Drops of dew sit on a spider web in the early morning mist in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Drops of dew sit on a spider web in the early morning mist in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Drops of dew sit on a spider web in the early morning mist in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Dendrobium Changi Airport, hybrid orchids that were named to commemorate the opening of an orchid garden at the airport, are seen during the Orchid Extravaganza 2019 floral display, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles' arrival to the island and the country's upcoming National Day, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, August 4, 2019. Picture taken August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

Mayara Mandai Sunlight hybrid orchids are seen during the Orchid Extravaganza 2019 floral display, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles' arrival to the island and the country's upcoming National Day, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, August 4, 2019. Picture taken August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

Vanda Miss Joaquim orchids, Singapore's national flower, are seen during the Orchid Extravaganza 2019 floral display, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles' arrival to the island and the country's upcoming National Day, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

Moth orchids are seen during the Orchid Extravaganza 2019 floral display, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles’ arrival to Singapore and the country's upcoming National Day, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

Orchids hang from an arch during the Orchid Extravaganza 2019 floral display, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles’ arrival to Singapore and the country's upcoming National Day, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

Scorpion orchids are seen during the Orchid Extravaganza 2019 floral display, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles’ arrival to Singapore and the country's upcoming National Day, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

Renanthera Singaporeans, hybrid orchids named to honour citizens of Singapore, are seen during the Orchid Extravaganza 2019 floral display, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles’ arrival to the island and the country's upcoming National Day, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

A butterfly is seen on a flower on Mount Hymettus in Athens, Greece, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

A butterfly is seen on a flower on Mount Hymettus in Athens, Greece, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

A butterfly is seen on a flower on Mount Hymettus in Athens, Greece, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

A Muslim boy holds a rose after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month Ramadan in Mumbai, India, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Interactive graphic examines when investors have been betting on the strength and weakness of the British pound throughout the Brexit timeline. embed code and instructions: https://reut.rs/2X5p9M3

Interactive graphic examines when investors have been betting on the strength and weakness of the British pound throughout the Brexit timeline.

A bee is pictured during a cherry blossom season on a street at Berlin's Lichterfelde district, Germany, March 30, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

A bee is pictured during a cherry blossom season on a street at Berlin's Lichterfelde district, Germany, March 30, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Tulips are displayed at the Dutch Ambassador's residence during the Tulip Days celebration, an event celebrating the Dutch horticulture sector and its ties to the United States, in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Cherry blossoms in almost full bloom are seen in Tokyo, Japan, March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Cherry blossoms in almost full bloom are seen in Tokyo, Japan, March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors walk through the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Poppies are pictured at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Poppies are pictured at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, holds her doll near her family's house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Afaf Hussein (C), 10, who is malnourished, plays with other girls near her family's house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Afaf Hussein (L), 10, who is malnourished, and her sister cook a meal in their family's kitchen outside their house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, eats a tin of peas provided for her recovery as her father Hussein Abdu, 40, and other relatives and friends have a meal outside their house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Abdu said Afaf is to eat only fruit and vegetables and no wheat products. "By God, if I had anything at all I would have bought her vegetables and fruit but I have nothing," Abdu said, adding that if his dire situation continues he wont be able to afford her diet or to transport to her one-month check up. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, lies inside a hut as she receives an injection near her family's house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.