Parents of Irish boy, 2, battling Covid-19 issue stark message to families

Jayce Lyons, two, was diagnosed last Friday, six days after being tested for the killer bug.

The 21-year-old added: “I would say take it seriously. I wasn’t taking it serious until it came knocking at my own front door with my own child.” She added: “It’s the elderly you have to worry about too, and who you are bringing it home to. It’s worse for people that have [medical] problems.”He was diagnosed with a chest infection and given a prescription for an antibiotic by his GP.The worried mother of one said she felt like she “had to fight to get a [hospital] appointment for my child”.

Laura added: “I knew something was wrong. I’m showing symptoms myself and I’m still waiting on a test for myself, we are all self-isolating.

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