Distressing video shows a 42-year-old woman warning youngsters Covid is real as she struggles for breath while fighting the virus.
The woman, whose first name is Hanifah, is seen coughing and on oxygen in ICU at Croydon University Hospital in south London.
She told the BBC she felt she was dying , adding: Even to young people, regardless, you might think you have no any illnesses. It doesn t matter. I ve been healthy, had no any illness, nothing. But Covid just struck me down . Dr Yogini Raste, a consultant at Croydon Hospital, also warned: This is not fake news. This is real, this is happening.
Dr David Weir, who was in his sixties, had worked for the NHS in North Manchester for 30 years, before moving to East Lancashire during the pandemic
A dedicated and respected respiratory doctor who went on the frontline to fight coronavirus has died from the illness.
Dr David Weir, who was in his sixties, had worked for the NHS in North Manchester for 30 years, before moving to East Lancashire during the pandemic.
He died from Covid-19 in December and is among 216 healthcare workers who have passed away from it.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Kevin McGee led tributes to Dr Weir today.
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Many hospitals are still under intense pressure with the increasing number of Covid patients arriving.
Doctors say they are seeing more younger patients in their thirties and forties compared to the first wave.
The overall pattern of those at risk of becoming seriously ill or dying has not changed significantly and the older someone is, the greater their risk from Covid-19 - particularly those over the age of 65.
The BBC s Health Editor Hugh Pym was given access to film at Croydon University Hospital in South London.
Camera: Harriet Bradshaw. Producer: Dominic Hurst. Edit: Jasper Capper