A dad's life has been "destroyed" after he caught coronavirus a year ago.
Eric Moss, from Southport, went for routine cataract surgery in January 2022 but tested positive for coronavirus just a day later after shielding since the pandemic began. For days Eric was bedbound and struggled to even raise his head off the pillow, with the former teacher blacking out for five days.
He told the ECHO: "I was struggling with my breathing really badly. The main problem was that I couldn't breathe, I was gasping for breath. Every breath was an effort. I was just completely washed out.
