The British, already infected with Covid, dengue fever and malaria, goes blind and paralyzed after the bite of a king cobra

Ian Jones is what we call a miracle. This Brit has come very close to death. Originally from the Isle of Wight, he has lived in India for months. There he runs the Sabirian Company, which helps around 70 Indian artisans between the ages of 18 and 87, providing training to import and sell their crafts and furniture in the UK in a sustainable and ethical way. . But in this country he loves so much, Ian Jones nearly lost his life. And this, on several occasions. As his son explains Sky News, it has been recently bitten by a king cobra, one of the most dangerous snakes on the planet. Immediately treated by the rescuers, he was saved in extremis from this deadly bite. “At the moment it is stable even though it has a leg paralysis and blindness, which we hope will be temporary, but it is clear that he will have to stay in the hospital for some time “, explained his son.

To cover the medical bills, his relatives decided to start a fundraiser. “Ian suffered the potentially fatal bite while at his base in Jodphur, where many Sabirian-supported local craftsmen and women live and work. can be read on the GoFundMe website. He had left the city in order to continue providing support during the pandemic and, due to travel restrictions, was unable to return home to his family on the island. “ And in the past few weeks, the Brit has had a number of hard hits. When he was bitten by the cobra, he was already suffering from the coronavirus he had contracted. But that is not all. In India, he had also been infected with malaria, a disease transmitted by a mosquito bite, and dengue, a type of tropical flu.

“He needs all our help”

“Now faced with rising medical bills and the inability to leave the country, we are creating this Go Fund Me page in hopes of urgently raising funds to help cover the tens of thousands of pounds you need. can go home. to his family on the Isle of Wight “, write to her relatives about the fundraiser. Her very worried son tries to keep his spirits up. “Dad is a fighter (…). He remained determined to stay in the country and continue his work to help people who needed his support.”, he writes. The CEO of the Isle of Wight community added: “We hope that he will soon be able to return to the work he loves and support those who need him, but right now he needs all our help to get through this battle and survive“. Almost £ 15,000 has been raised so far thanks to many donors affected by the Ian Jones curse.

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