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AFP, published Saturday 21 November 2020 at 18:01
The British aid worker who survived Covid, dengue fever and malaria also survived a cobra bite in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, the doctor who treated him said. .
Ian Jones was bitten by an Indian cobra and hospitalized in Jodhpur, about 350km from the regional capital Jaipur.
“Jones came to see us last week after a snake bite. He was initially suspected of being positive for Covid-19 as well (for the second time) but tested negative for it,” the doctor told AFP Saturday. , Dr. Abhishek Tater, who treated him.
“While he was with us he was conscious and had symptoms of a snakebite, including blurred vision and difficulty walking, but these are usually transient symptoms,” added Dr. Tater.
Ian Jones was discharged from the hospital earlier in the week.
“Dad is a fighter. During his time in India, he already suffered from malaria and dengue, then from Covid-19,” commented his son, Seb Jones, in a post on the GoFundMe website set up to help him pay the bills. medical and the return trip to the Isle of Wight in southern England.
Ian Jones has created a facility, Sabirian, which works with traditional artisans in Rajasthan and helps them export their products to Britain.
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