Lanarkshire martial arts instructor puts his speedy recovery from COVID down to new antiviral treatment

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A martial arts instructor from Cumbernauld was able to see his teenage daughter score in a Murrayfield final thanks to a new antiviral treatment for COVID-19.People with certain medical conditions are being offered new treatments to combat symptoms of the virus and reduce more serious illness.Mike Flynn, 65, who is originally from the San Francisco Bay area of the United States, was eligible for the treatment because he has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I got my positive test result back on the Tuesday morning. I had a letter from the NHS saying that I might be eligible for COVID treatment as I have a compromised immune system so I called the number that morning.“By 1.30pm a courier had delivered the medication direct to my house and I took the first dose straight away.

By the next morning I still had a sore throat but all my other symptoms had gone and I began feeling a lot better and could feel the benefit of