Man, 51, with suspected coronavirus says he wouldn't wish it on his worst enemy

A 51-year-old with suspected coronavirus said he wouldn't wish the illness on his worst enemy as he described his symptoms in a powerful video.

Repairman Andy Hardwick, initially had a cough and a sore throat, but did not have a high temperature.

However, after he went to sleep, he woke up unable to breath and suffering from a fever.

The "normally fit" father-of-two posted a video from his sick bed describing the symptoms at the request of friends and "to make people take it seriously".

"Hi, my friends have asked me to make this video whilst I've got this coronavirus to talk about the signs and symptoms in a bid to make people take it seriously," he said.

"So here it goes. I'm 51, normally fit, down the gym 3 times a week at least... I have asthma occasionally and take the preventative pump.

"It starts with a cough, a very dry cough, and if you're like me it will make your throat sore, you start to feel generally crappy and then your lungs will tighten.

"I didn't have a fever at this stage, but I went to bed thinking it would pass. I woke up a few hours later, not being able to breath properly, temperature, sweaty, clammy, but freezing, I couldn't get warm, I had a raging thirst."

Mr Hardwick said the virus left him with a sore neck and spine.

"My spine hurts, my back hurts, my neck hurts. You don’t want to talk, you get shortness of breath if you move around, and you don’t want to lift your head off a pillow.

“It does come in waves, you will feel slight relief sometimes, then it will go … This really hurts, it’s like nothing I’ve ever had before, I wouldn’t wish it on my enemy.”

Mr Hardwick called 111 and was assessed by a doctor over the phone, who said his symptoms suggested he did have Covid-19.

According to the Guardian, He was instructed to call back if his breathing deteriorated and he was in need of hospital treatment.

Mr Hardwick is not the first suspected coronavirus sufferer to take to social media to describe the symptoms.

Dr David Hepburn, who works at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, south Wales, posted a video online to raise awareness of the virus.

He urged people to follow the Government’s advice to protect people and the NHS throughout the pandemic.