OPINION: The message I had dreaded since the start of the pandemic came in mid-January, shortly before the UK recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll of 1820 . It came from my best friend, Bahareh Shirsavar, in Tehran. "I bear bad news" were the opening words that sank my heart. The rest I read in a blur of disbelief, taking in only three words: "Nojan", "Covid", "coma". Nojan is my childhood friend, and Bahareh's cousin. He is part of my best memories of growing up in Tehran and, later, of working and living in London . A specialist dentist, Nojan, 57, was admitted, on New Year's Eve, to The Royal Free Hospital, where he was put in a medically-induced coma, so he could be mechanically ventilated. READ MORE: ‘Incredibly irresponsible’: The backlash against Britain’s holidaying social media influencers Covid-19: What doctors have learned about treating coronavirus New ventilator ‘very simple and cheap to make’ – NZ-born designer Jason Bates New medication being tested in New Zealand could reduce ventilation injury amidst Covid-19 pandemic This happens only when the oxygen level in a patient's blood is so low that oxygen has to be pumped directly into the patient's lungs to… Read full this story
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