What We Know About Emma Samms' Long COVID Battle Amid General Hospital Return

The scene of the imprisoned Holly on "General Hospital" had to be filmed at Emma Samms' home, with the help of her partner, due to the fact that she had COVID-19 (per People) — but the virus turned into long COVID. Because of the debilitating effects that Samms experienced, she participated in a virtual reunion with the cast of the show "Dynasty," to raise money for the Southmead Hospital Charity to fund coronavirus research, according to the BBC.

Samms was excited not only to be reunited with her former castmates — as she played Fallon Carrington for four years — but also to be "proactive" about studying the virus and raising money for the endeavor that will also attempt to find therapies for it. When Deadline posted the news of her return to "GH" on Twitter, Samms retweeted it expressing her gratitude to the producers "for making this possible."

Samms' older sister, Louise Gustafson, also posted on Twitter a request to the "GH" producers asking, "Please everybody, especially the 'GH' production and crew, look after her. She is not better, she is just battling through it." Gustafson went on to explain that Samms didn't want to disappoint her fans and implored the producers to "understand." One fan responded to Gustafson's post with, "I will continually pray for Emma's well being. We love her as Holly and love Emma even more."

Once Samms returns to "GH," the mystery of Holly's whereabouts will finally be revealed.