Bolton Coroner's Court heard that Luna Ellora Thomas first started feeling unwell on March 24 2020 - during the first week of the initial coronavirus lockdown.
On that day, Luna developed a runny nose and the next day, she got a temperature, started refusing food and was sticking her tongue out.
Her mother Hannah Thomas told the court that she believed this was because Luna had a sore throat.Miss Thomas gave her daughter Calpol every four hours but in the early hours of March 26, Luna's breathing became quicker and she had a temperature of 38.8 degrees Celsius.
After ringing the BARDOC out of hours service, Miss Thomas was advised to take Luna straight to the A&E department of Royal Bolton Hospital.
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