Captain Tom has Covid :-(

[spitfire]

Oh no he is in hospital !

 

[movan]

Oh no. Too much bad news tthis week. This is awful.

 

[Nanniemate]

lets hope he can overcome the virus, this is not the way he should leave us

 

[XxAnthxX]

It was being discussed in the Tom Moore thread here

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Tragic.....

 

[OllyHughes]

He doesn't deserve that

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[Jim]

Who'd bet against him beating it; I wouldn't.

Come on Captain Tom, get well soon.

 

[Mountain man]

Sincerely hope he pulls through after all he’s done ,can’t help but see him as a father figure and a grand man .

 

[Rob Hammond]

If only we had more like him ,get well soon sir .

 

[glenn2926]

Who'd bet against him beating it; I wouldn't.

Come on Captain Tom, get well soon.

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He’s a Keighley lad. He’ll kick its a@#e.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Surely he's had the jab?

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[Janine]

Surely he's had the jab?

Apparently he was already suffering from pneumonia so they couldn't vaccinate him.

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

Oh bless him, not good, not good at all.
We are all rooting for you Sir Tom.

 

[Barclaybasher]

Wish him well, but how did he get it?......................

 

[DDJC]

Second everything said here. Mrs DDJC says that the NHS frontline staff see him as one of their own.

 

[denisejoe]

Just said on bbc news that his family tweeted that they had a holiday in Barbados in December wasn’t we in lockdown?

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[DBK]

I wish him well and the statistics are on his side. The very old have a good chance of pulling through. I've heard them described as "super survivors" which stems from their ability to have lived that long in the first place.

 

[Snoopy]

Prayers to a true Gentleman

 

[Langtoftlad]

Just said on bbc news that his family tweeted that they had a holiday in Barbados in December wasn’t we in lockdown?

Whoops.
"In December, he went on a family holiday in Barbados after British Airways paid for his flight." @BBC News

On one hand, I don't begrudge the old fella a free holiday in what little time he might have at 100...
...but millions have not been able to even see their grandchildren, much less go on holiday.

Whatever, I hope he recovers

 

[Larrynwin]

A true Brit, fought for his country and raised £millions for the NHS. Get well soon.

 

[DDJC]

Whoops.
"In December, he went on a family holiday in Barbados after British Airways paid for his flight." @BBC News

On one hand, I don't begrudge the old fella a free holiday in what little time he might have at 100...
...but millions have not been able to even see their grandchildren, much less go on holiday.

Whatever, I hope he recovers

Yes, possibly ill-advised, and I wouldn't have done it. However, thirty three million quid, WWII veteran and a telegram from HMQ, buys you a lot of credit in the DDJC house

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[Langtoftlad]

Yes, possibly ill-advised, and I wouldn't have done it.

...and, as far as I can tell, completely within the restrictions at that time.

Ill-advised?
8h in a pressurised atmosphere does tax the elderly with its lowered O2 levels
Humidity in BGI might be a shock to the body
Going inside to Aircon, then outside.
Lots pick up chest infections, even in normal times.
Probably didn't want to make a fuss & developed pneumonia.

Poor old boy, hope he's not too bad.

 

[bri]

Good luck and a speedy recovery sir tom,the world is with you.

 

[bobnick]

Respect for the old fella. Get well Sir Tom.

 

[dunnah01]

Not entirely unexpected given the lack of any apparent control measures whilst in Barbados.
Get Well Soon

 

[kimndon]

Poor guy was suffering from pneumonia before he contracted Convid.

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[Nanniemate]

HIs family are at his bedside, good luck Sir Tom, thankyou, you brighten so many lives not only did you raise a huge amount of money you brought a smile to many of us

 

[billym]

RIP

 

[Skez]

Inspirational Gentleman. RIP

 

[EuroTrotters]

What a true gent. Very sad that there are not more people like him in the news. I am sure there are.

 

[AJM2]

Inspirational and I'm sure the country as a whole is feeling the loss. RIP

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