'It Was Like I'd Swallowed Glass': Woman Battling Coronavirus Describes Horror Symptoms

A mother-of-three fighting coronavirus has revealed how it left her feeling like her whole body was on fire and she 'had swallowed glass'.

Photographer Mandy Charlton, 46, was admitted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle via ambulance on Friday evening with a temperature of more than 39C.

She is now self-isolating at home until the end of the week and taking paracetamol to recover.

Speaking about her horrific symptoms, Mandy, from Newcastle, said: 'I had a high temperature and a throat that felt like I'd swallowed glass. I've been sleeping approximately 20 hours a day.'