Warrington star Luis Johnson admits he’s in awe of his dad’s amazing coronavirus recovery. The forward, 21, has spent the past seven weeks dreading every phone call in case it was bad news.
Dad Errol, a former Leeds and Bradford Northern player, was so ill he was put into a coma for three weeks. At one point he was given only a 20 per cent chance of surviving and spent almost two months on a ventilator in Leeds’ St James’ Hospital.
But on Sunday, Errol, 51, was given a standing ovation by nurses, doctors and hospital staff as he was wheeled out of intensive care and onto a normal ward.
Johnson said: “He really is the strongest person I know, a fighter and the true definition of a Covid-19 survivor. "It has been so hard, especially not