This is what it felt like to have coronavirus, according to Briton in Wuhan

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This is what it felt like to have coronavirus, according to Briton in Wuhan
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Connor Reed says it sounded like he was breathing through 'a paper bag' and as if there was stuff in his lungs that wouldn't shift. Coronavirus

London - Connor Reed was working in Wuhan when he contracted the coronavirus in late 2019, suffering common cold-like symptoms, then flu, and ultimately pneumonia which hospitalised him and left him struggling to breathe.

"From the flu. I got better again, and that's when I had pneumonia. The pneumonia stage was when I went to the hospital." "When I had pneumonia, that's the point where it was getting quite serious. It felt like I could only use half my lung capacity, and every breath I took wasn't enough and I just couldn't get enough air."

Chinese authorities feel the tide is turning in their favour and some vital industries in Wuhan were told they can resume work on Wednesday, a day after President Xi Jinping visited there for the first time since the outbreak began.

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