A UK doctor has warned that even those who survive a stay in intensive care can find themselves being forced to learn to walk again.
The expert warned that the road to recovery is long, as the worst cases of coronavirus leave patients fighting for their lives on ventilators.
More Brits are dying every day from the virus, with the death toll topping 7,000 today. Authorities are warning the population to keep following social distancing rules as the UK recorded its worst leap in deaths yet, and the country remains under a strict lockdown.
This evening's Downing Street briefing revealed hopeful news about Prime Minister's own condition while he remains in intensive care.