Man hails success of first UK double lung transplant for Covid complications

Cesar Franco became the first patient in the UK to receive a double lung transplant after developing complications from a Covid-19 infection (Cesar Franco/PA)

A 50-year-old man who was “shackled to life support machines” has been given a new lease of life after the first double lung transplant in the UK for complications due to a Covid-19 infection.

Cesar Franco, a maintenance engineer at a five-star hotel in central London, caught Covid-19 just before Christmas last year.