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Dr Hilary Jones appeared on ITV's Lorraine to warn of the signs of meningitis as Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston and her daughter Josie retold their harrowing experience.

Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston's daughter Josie, 19, appeared on Lorraine as she opened up about her terrifying ordeal

A student told how she thought she had COVID – but it was actually deadly meningitis.

Alice Jenkins initially thought she had covid, but her mum urged her to call 999

'I was planning to go clubbing on the Wednesday but I woke up and didn't feel that well, and within five hours I was in hospital'

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Alice Jenkins, 19, woke up on May 18 with aching limbs and a temperature, and assumed she had Covid as her flatmates in halls at the University of Edinburgh had it the previous week.

Alice Jenkins, 19, thought she had coronavirus which was going around her university halls - but when she FaceTimed her mum about her unusual symptoms she was told to dial 999

Alice, from Esher, Surrey, attributed muscle pain to falling over playing netball a few days before, but when she woke up from a nap she was dripping with sweat and had a rash.