Submitting... But on Friday, the award-winning journalist revealed that he was taken to hospital earlier this week after doctors found a large blood clot in one of his lungs which he said will take six months to treat. He said he has also been diagnosed with pneumonia and Hepatitis A in his liver as a result of catching covid-19. Making his announcement on Twitter, Mr Joseph said: “Just when I thought I was over the worst of it, I was taken to hospital on Monday. They’ve found a large blood clot has formed in my lung (6 months to treat), I’ve got pneumonia and also Hepatitis A in my liver - all from covid-19. The diagnosis is definitely worse than how I feel.”