One of Britain's sickest coronavirus patients has revealed how he lost five stone in five weeks while hooked up to a ventilator.
Kim Wai Li, 43, lost four inches from his waistline and dropped from 15 stone to just 10 after he caught Covid-19. The London software developer was only given a 20% chance of survival after his lungs packed up, and now he's released harrowing photos showing the extent of the physical toll the virus takes on a patient's body - and admits his obesity probably put him at higher risk.
He was 15 stone and 5ft 6ins when he entered hospital in mid March, but ended up a slim 10 stone when he left on April 22. "It's been one hell of a journey.
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