I got long covid back in 2020.... my back yard turned from a lawn into a forest... it's amazing how fast Nature takes back over. Especially when you live on a former farm.
Tangentially, if you're still suffering from long covid, I heard recently how nicotine patches were helping reduce symptoms over 2-3 weeks. I can't recall the original article (perhaps it was here) but here's an NIH post on it https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36650574/