'I was frightened I would die alone': Shropshire doctor reveals coronavirus battle
A doctor has thanked his colleagues at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for their 'incredible' care after coronavirus left him fighting for his life.
Dr Hamza Ansari works on the trauma and orthopaedic ward at RSH, only starting his training there a few months ago.
When coronavirus began to spread across the country last month, he and his team were busy working to divert non-Covid orthopaedic patients to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, near Oswestry, for rehabilitation and operations.
After getting a fever and feeling unwell, the 38-year-old stayed at home to isolate.
But, following a week of illness with serious shortness of breath and a temperature of more than 40 degrees, he was admitted to RSH.
More Covid-19 coverage:
Dr Ansari, who also suffers from asthma, was placed on oxygen and swabbed for what was later confirmed to be coronavirus.
