'Finally, a virus got me': Ebola expert on nearly dying of coronavirus
by Lisa O'Carroll from Science | The Guardian on (#53D1N)
Peter Piot tells of his brush with death and predicts people will suffer effects of the virus for years
Peter Piot, the scientist who helped discover the Ebola virus, and the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has told of his brush with death after contracting Covid-19.
The professor had never previously been seriously ill, but after 40 years studying and leading the global response to infectious diseases including HIV and Aids, he said that finally, a virus got me".
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