A ten-YEAR-OLD boy has died, changing into one of many UK’s youngest Covid victims.
Fehzan Jamil, from Bradford, who had quite a lot of underlying well being points, together with epilepsy, died in hospital after contracting the disease and was laid to relaxation on Monday.
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Chatting with Channel 4 Information, Fehzan’s mother and father, Tayyaba and Mohammed Jamil, described their son as a “actually courageous fighter” and “soldier”, who was a cheerful boy regardless of his well being issues.
In an interview broadcast tonight, his father Mohammed stated: “There have been 4 of us, now there are solely three. The ache is indescribable.”
His mom Tayyaba added: “I simply can’t describe our loss. All the pieces feels empty now.”
Their interview comes because the Authorities stated an extra 608 folks had died inside 28 days of testing constructive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday.
That is highest determine since Could 12, when 614 deaths had been reported, and brings the UK complete to 55,838.
Fehzan’s household tried to defend him throughout the pandemic, figuring out that his well being points made him susceptible to Covid-19.
He was stored at house as a lot as doable, with anyone coming into the home required to put on a masks.
“We tried our greatest to maintain him secure however in some way Covid received to him,” Mohammed stated.
Fehzan was handled at Bradford Royal Infirmary for a number of years and his household praised the care he obtained.
Tayyaba stated: “The entire employees had been excellent to us. They’ve recognized Fehzan for a few years now and have at all times taken care of him. “They allow us to be beside him when he died. It meant so much.”
When Fehzan entered hospital, his household, used to earlier journeys, had not been too anxious.
Mohammed stated: “However this time turned out completely different, he by no means got here house. Covid took him from us.”
Fehzan is believed to be one of many youngest victims of the coronavirus pandemic within the UK.
Different younger victims embody a 13-day-old child, thought to don’t have any underlying well being circumstances, who was reported to have died with Covid-19 by NHS England in June.
