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Teen wakes up from 10-month coma with no memory of the pandemic

The 19-year-old former coma patient's aunt said his family had been hoping for the teenager's recovery 'every day during lockdown'.
The 19-year-old former coma patient's aunt said his family had been hoping for the teenager's recovery 'every day during lockdown'.
Image: 123RF/Yuriy Klochan

A teenager from the UK has woken up from a 10-month coma with no recollection of the coronavirus pandemic.

Joseph Flavill, a 19-year-old recovering from being hit by a car in March 2020, has finally regained consciousness and according to the BBC, has no recollection of the pandemic despite contracting Covid-19 twice while in hospital.

TimesLIVE


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