Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd has spoken out about what it's like to have coronavirus and how the NHS saved his life. The veteran Labour MP, 70, spent 25 days in Manchester Royal Infirmary with COVID-19, including 10 days in an induced coma on a ventilator.
He was discharged from hospital on Monday and is now recovering with family in Manchester. Mr Lloyd spoke to the The Guardian about his humbling experience with COVID-19, his appreciation for the NHS and whether having the virus has changed him.
The MP said he'd been feeling 'ropey for two weeks' before he went into hospital on April 2. "I’d woken up really early, about 4am, and I just thought: this isn’t right", Mr Lloyd said. "I’d perhaps been in denial until then.
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