Emily was among other long Covid sufferers to help deliver the petition on Friday.
A nine-year-old Somerset girl who had to learn to walk again after developing "long Covid" has helped deliver a petition to Downing Street.She said the loss of mobility had left her "angry" and she was among a group calling for the government to do more.
In response, it said that £50m had been allocated to researching the long-term impacts of the disease.Emily, from Yeovil, was joined by dad Chris, mum Louise and her youngster sister Grace, six, when they visited Boris Johnson's central London residence on Friday. She told BBC Points West: "It's been an amazing experience that not many people can witness and it is going to help loads of kids and families with long Covid."Sammie set up Long Covid Kids after she and her daughter both caught the virus in March 2020
The family were delivering the petition with others affected by long Covid - which is defined as when someone is suffering symptoms of the virus 12 weeks on from initially contracting it. They were supporting Dorset-based charity Long Covid Kids - which is calling on the government to "recognise" the problem of long Covid among children.
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