A mum has issued a warning after her seven-month-old baby fell severely ill with coronavirus.
Courtney Barker, 23, said people needed to stop treating the lock-down as “one big holiday” after speaking of the terrifying moment when her son Arthur fell “unconscious and floppy.”
He was rushed to hospital three days ago with a roaring temperature.
The family returned home yesterday (Monday) but Arthur remains very poorly with a multitude of symptoms.
In an emotional plea to follow the government ‘stay at home’ guidelines, Courtney, of Plymouth, Devon, wrote on Facebook: “I wasn’t going to post this because I didn’t want certain family members to get upset as some don’t know that Arthur has been poorly,
“However I’m getting fed up of people not taking isolation seriously and thinking it’s just one big holiday.
“Covid-19 sucks! This is my 7 month old son Arthur! He was rushed to hospital by ambulance three days ago! His temperature spiked to 39.3c (after being given calpol) his heart rate was 206bpm.
“He was unconscious and floppy! It was petrifying.”
Courtney said they were now on day three of Arthur fighting his Covid-19 fever but she said he was still very ill.
She added: “He also has a sore throat, cough, sickness and diarrhoea, red and itchy ears, fatigue, decrease in appetite, runny nose and watery eyes.
“And this is classed as mild symptoms from the hospital.
“We have been self isolating for 4 weeks, 3 of us are high risk. My husband was the only one who left the house, twice, for food essentials. Yet it has still managed to make its way into our house.
“We followed every guideline set, yet people aren’t aware the virus is airborne. If someone coughs who has the virus it can stay in the air for up to three hours.
“If you do have to leave wear gloves and a medical mask. When you get home strip off and wash everything.
“The government needs to be more strict! Is it really worth your life or anyone else’s life for the sake of a walk or a run? Or even a trip out in the car?
“Arthur is finally home today and has Confirmed Covid-19 and we are doing everything we have been told to for him! He’s a little fighter! It’s awful to see my child so so poorly.”