Recovering from coronavirus: Three harrowing stories of surviving Covid-19
While the number of coronavirus deaths has risen above 2,000 in the UK, most people who contract the virus go on to get better.
Karen tested positive for Covid-19. She had pneumonia in both of her lungs and was isolated in a hospital room for a week. "My husband and I drove home with our face masks on and the windows open," she says."The breeze felt amazing. I suddenly appreciated the smallest of things." Two days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the UK was going into lockdown, Jessie's fiance Tom drove her to A&E. They were quickly separated because of safety restrictions.
"I have never had breathing issues before. It is scary not knowing if you are going to stop breathing or if what you are feeling is normal for the virus." "I think some young people think they're invincible, but most are taking coronavirus seriously now," she said."There has been a lot of information telling us this virus doesn't affect people my age, but it definitely does."Stewart Boyle says he could feel the virus attack his lungs, making it difficult to breathe.
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