A man whose family were told he had only 24 hours to live after becoming seriously ill following complications associated with Covid-19 has told RTÉ's Liveline programme that he made a miraculous recovery.
Mark Burke, who is 49, was told he was a "medical miracle" after his bowel "rejuvenated" after complications. The father of four contracted Covid-19 and spent four weeks in ICU at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin.
He had double pneumonia in his lungs due to coronavirus, but when his "bowel went into failure" his family was informed that he had 24 hours to live. "I have no recollection of anything until I came out of ICU.