Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who enchanted the country by raising more than $ 40 million for COVID-19 relief last year, was admitted to hospital on Sunday with the virus.
Hannah Ingram-Moore announced in a statement that her father, known as ‘Captain Tom’, had been taken to Bedford Hospital in the UK after struggling to breathe. She said he had been treated for pneumonia for the past few weeks and tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
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“The medical care he has received over the past few weeks has been remarkable and we know that the wonderful staff at Bedford Hospital will do everything in their power to make him comfortable and hopefully return as soon as possible,” she said. statement on Twitter.
Ingram-Moore said her father is being treated in a ward, not in the intensive care unit.
The army veteran, who uses a hiker, tried to raise about $ 1,200 for those working on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis by walking around in the early stages of the April pandemic. an 82-foot loop in his garden in Bedfordshire.
Captain Sir Thomas Moore poses for the media after receiving his knighthood from British Queen Elizabeth, during a ceremony at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England on 17 July 2020. (Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via AP, File)
Eventually, he raised more than $ 40 million for the country’s health service – and in the process became a national hero.
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Premier Boris Johnson, who called Moore “a beacon of light through the fog of the coronavirus”, was among those who wished him a speedy recovery.
“My thoughts are very much with @CaptainTomMoore and his family,” Johnson wrote on Twitter. “You have inspired the whole nation, and I know we wish you all complete recovery.”
“The whole nation hopes you will be healed soon @capaintainto. You were an inspiration to us all during this crisis,” Labor leader Keir Starmer wrote.
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Moore rose to the rank of captain during World War II and received the honorary title of colonel after his fundraiser. He also received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II during a private ceremony at Windsor Castle last July.
Britain is currently vaccinating all of its elderly population against the coronavirus, Reuters reports. A family spokesman told Sky News that Moore had not yet received a shot because he was being treated for pneumonia.
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“We understand that everyone will wish him well. Of course we focus on my father and will keep you informed whenever we can,” Ingram-Moore added.