A nurse was clapped by carers at the University Hospital of North Tees when she was released back to the general ward after spending three days on a ventilator with Covid-19.
Millie Magadlela, who works at the hospital, said: ‘These people all saved my life. I am here now only because of them. I felt so loved and cared for by everyone. And that includes all staff across the organisation who treated me’
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In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
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