For Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II talks about her experience after her recent illness with Covid-19 saying that he left her very tired and exhausted.
The monarch tested positive for the coronavirus in February, but continued to perform her duties.
Buckingham Palace said it had “mild cold-like symptoms.”
The palace had previously confirmed that both the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in January 2021.
The 95-year-old monarch, speaking in a video call with the staff of the East London hospital on Wednesday and with former patient with Covid Asef Hussainsaid about the virus: “I’m glad you’re getting better … It leaves someone very tired and exhausted, doesn’t it? This horrible pandemic. It’s not a nice result.”
Hussein’s brother and father died of the disease, PA Media reported. He was the third member of his family to be treated with Covid-19 after he fell ill in December 2020. Recounting his experience, he told the Queen: “I remember waking up one morning and it seemed very, very difficult to breathe. “
He added that he felt “As if there is no oxygen in the room” and he even stuck his head out the window, “just trying to breathe, trying to get that extra oxygen. “ Hussein spent seven weeks on a ventilator in the hospital and is still recovering.
During her virtual visit, the Queen also heard how hospital staff responded to the huge influx of Covid patients.
Speaking to the construction team that made it Queen Elizabeth 155-bed unit on the 14th and 15th floors of the hospital in five weeksinstead of the usual five months, he said:
“Isn’t it impressive when something so important is at stake, how does everyone work together and collaborate?”
The queen – who celebrates her 70th year on the throne – has been facing a number of health issues in recent months.
At a church service in October, he used a cane in public for the first time since 2003.
Later that month, she took a break from her royal engagement after spending a night in a central London hospital, where doctors performed “preliminary examinations” and advised her to rest for a few days.
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