Hooked up to various wires as she lay motionless on a hospital bed, this sobering photo of Scarlett Nicholas sent shockwaves across the country.
At just five years old, her tiny body was being supported by a ventilator as she clung onto life in intensive care. Weeks earlier, she had suffered coronavirus symptoms and overcome them, but now she was battling Kawasaki disease - a rare illness believed to be linked to Covid-19.
Despite doctors giving Scarlett a devastating 20% chance of survival, mum Naomi Roberts remained at her bedside clinging onto hope her little girl would beat this.
And against all the odds, the remarkable youngster has done just that and been discharged from hospital to be reunited with family at home. "It was the most