A Dublin teenager has told of his harrowing battle with Covid-19 and is urging other young people to take the disease seriously.
Jack Edge, 17, from Rathfarnham, had no underlying health conditions when he contracted the virus in April. Five months on and three hospital admissions later, the Leaving Cert student is still suffering from the "destruction" the virus wreaked on his body.
Jack first displayed symptoms of Covid-19 on 15 April and five days later was admitted to Tallaght University Hospital. Within hours of being hospitalised, he was fighting for his life.
Jack recalled: "My mum came into see me and I was asleep. The nurse who was watching over me told her that they were going to have to take me into ICU. "Within a few hours, I