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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

'My brother's death from Covid shocked us all... I knew I had to lose weight to survive for my kids'

Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Muhammad Isa and his brother Ahmed had been meaning to join a gym and get fit.

Ahmed was clinically obese and had been diagnosed with type two diabetes, and his younger brother weighed around 14 stone and had worryingly high blood pressure.

But before they were able to put words into action the family, from Bolton, were rocked by tragedy. Having spent months shielding, Ahmed contracted coronavirus whilst holidaying in Dubai in November 2020.

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