A 9-year-old who's been battling coronavirus for 6 months says 'it is a big deal' - WPTZ

Eli and his father, Jonathan Lipman, are among a growing population of people who have been deemed "long haulers" — people who are diagnosed with coronavirus and experience symptoms for months.

"One of the important things is to keep talking to your doctor, and doctors need to keep listening to your patients," Li said.

"There is really something unfolding before our eyes that we need before our eyes that we need to actually come together with our patients and with ourselves as researchers and as doctors to try to help heal."

Li recommended that, in addition to regular conversation with doctors, long haulers need to get as much sleep, movement and leafy greens as possible