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Covid-19 patient posts video from Kerry hospital bed pleading with people to stay in

"It’s been harrowing, it’s been indescribable"

Covid-19 patient posts video from Kerry hospital bed pleading with people to stay in

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 16:27

Anna O’Donoghue

28-year-old Covid-19 patient, Michael Prendergast has posted a video from his hospital bed pleading with the public to stay indoors.

The Kerryman spoke from an isolation unit in Kerry General Hospital and warned that “this virus is a killer”.

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