100-year-old given just days to live overcomes coronavirus
100-year-old given just days to live overcomes coronavirus '); '); A CENTENARIAN who was given only hours to live when he contracted coronavirus has fought back and overcome it. David Beck, who used to run the former Rose and Crown pub in New Street, Henley, is believed to have contracted covid-19 following a visit to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. He was given antibiotics for a urinary tract infection and had only been at the Chilterns Court Care Centre for a week before he was rushed back to the hospital. He was struggling to breathe, had a high temperature and lost his appetite...