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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ellie Kemp

Sir David Jason says he collapsed after getting 'seriously bad' bout of coronavirus

Sir David Jason has revealed he collapsed this summer after suffering from “seriously bad” Covid.

The Only Fools And Horses star, 82, told BBC Breakfast he caught the virus in July after staying well during the height of the pandemic. He said: “I got it seriously bad. Because all the muscles weren’t working, I collapsed and I fell against the radiator… I was so weak, I couldn’t get up.”

Sir David had recounted a time he had attempted to get up and go to the toilet. “I crawled to the bed,” he said. “The muscles weren’t working and I used the bed to try and stand up so that I could go to where I wanted to get, and also get back into bed, and I couldn’t…

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