A mum has urged people to stop treating lockdown as "one big holiday" after her seven-month-old son was diagnosed with coronavirus.
Courtney Barker's son Arthur was rushed to Derriford Hospital on Thursday after his temperature soared to 39.3C, leading him to fall "unconscious and floppy".
Arthur, who has now been confirmed to have the virus, had been self-isolating for four weeks with his mum, dad and two brothers, as three family members are 'high-risk', with heart disease, kidney disease and severe asthma.
Courtney said her husband, Kenyon, left their home in Plympton twice in the period they had been isolating to pick up essentials, "yet coronavirus still managed to make it's way" into their home.
The mum said Arthur has a sore throat, cough, sickness, diarrhoea, red and itchy ears, fatigue, decrease in appetite, runny nose and watery eyes.
Courtney says Arthur was officially diagnosed with coronavirus at Derriford Hospital, reports Plymouth Live.
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But she says her little one is displaying "mild symptoms" and is now recovering at home.
Courtney believes "the Government needs to be more strict" and people need to "stop risking lives" by leaving the home for unnecessary trips.
She also praised the NHS, who are under immense pressure, for their "amazing" efforts.
The 23-year-old said: "The staff and doctors in A&E and on the ward were amazing, and even the ambulance crew. They were so fast."
Courtney, her husband and nine-year-old son say they are now showing symptoms of COVID-19.
Posting a warning on Facebook, the mum said: "I wasn’t going to post this because I didn’t want certain family members to get upset as some don’t know that Arthur has been poorly.
"However I’m getting fed up of people not taking isolation seriously and thinking it’s just one big holiday. COVID-19 sucks! This is my seven-month-old son, Arthur.
"He was rushed to hospital by ambulance three days ago! His temperature spiked to 39.3C after being given calpol, his heart rate was 206 BPM.
"He was unconscious and floppy! It was petrifying."
Courtney said that Arthur is now on day four of fighting the virus and she has been sent home with a list of things to do to ease Arthur's discomfort.
She added: "We have been self isolating for four weeks (three of us are high risk).
"My husband was the only one who left the house (twice) for food essentials. Yet it has still managed to make its way into our house.
"We followed every guideline set, yet people aren’t aware the virus is air born. If someone coughs who has the virus it can stay in the air for up to three hours!!
"So PLEASE STAY HOME. If you do have to leave wear gloves and a medical mask. When you get home strip off and wash everything!
"The Government needs to be more strict! Is it really worth your life or anyone else’s life for the sake of a walk or a run? Or even a trip out in the car?
"Arthur is finally home today and has confirmed COVID-19 and we are doing everything we have been told to for him!
"He’s a little fighter. It’s awful to see my child so, so poorly."
