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New Delhi (AFP)
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 snake bite, including blurred vision and difficulty walking, but these are usually transient symptoms,” added Dr. Tater.
Ian Jones was released 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 pay for his. medical expenses and his 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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