A camerman who worked on Gladiator and Hollyoaks has died after fearing he had coronavirus.
Felix Schroer's sister Sylvia confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he had a cough and runny nose for two months but couldn't get tested.
It was reported yesterday that Hollyoaks bosses had halted filming after a senior staff member had died from the virus.
Felix worked as the soap's Director of Photography.
His sister revealed how he was instructed to self-isolate after he visited the GP on Monday and was given antibiotics but sadly passed away on Friday.
Sylvia believes her brother died because of a lack of information over the deadly bug.
She tweeted: "I lost my brother on Friday. He had cough/runny nose for 2 months.
"He was given antibiotics by GP last Monday & self isolated. He died on Friday.
"It seems he had a massive allergic reaction to the medication but believed he had Covid 19 & no test done."
But Sylvia said they couldn't be completely sure how Felix died.
She continued: "The aftercare support wasn't there & online advice made him believe allergic reaction was side effect of helpful drug - so he carried on.
"But we cannot speculate as we have not been able to speak to coroner yet."
She finished: "RIP Felix Schroer - you were rock solid gold. You were being stoic & strong & believed you were doing the right thing."
Felix's death meant Hollyoaks bosses decided to stop filming.
A spokeswoman for Hollyoaks told The Sun : "After careful consideration Lime Pictures has decided to temporarily suspend recording Hollyoaks from Monday 23rd March.
"It is a decision that has not been taken lightly but looking after our cast and crew is our number one priority."
