Chesterfield MP back at work after recovering from Covid-19
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The Labour MP, who is also shadow minister for apprenticeships tweeted: “Thanks to everyone who has sent kind messages, and enquired about my health since I announced that I had Covid over Christmas.
“I was very ill over Christmas, particularly suffering with breathlessness as well as other feverish coronavirus symptoms.
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Hide Ad“I have made a steady recovery each day since 27th December or so, and whilst continuing to take things a little easier than normal, I am basically back at work now, although I’m advised to take a little extra rest every now and then.”
As of Sunday (January 3), Chesterfield Royal Hospital staff were looking after 115 Covid-19 patients – 16 of whom require critical care.
There were only 80 patients during the peak of the first wave of the pandemic last year.