Money ‘I lasted two hours’: Workers with lingering COVID-19 ailments struggle to resume their old jobs January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Aimee Picchi, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on ‘I lasted two hours’: Workers with lingering COVID-19 ailments struggle to resume their old jobs In some cases, sufferers of lingering COVID symptoms say they're still unable to return to their jobs, almost a year after contracting the disease.