Richard Bacon in a coma after mystery virus

Published on July 13, 2018 - 9:54 am

Former Capital FM and Xfm presenter Richard Bacon is in a coma after being admitted to hospital last week.

The Sun reports the BBC host is fighting for his life in a medically induced coma after contracting a mystery respiratory virus.

Richard tweeted on July 5th that he was in A&E after getting ill on a plane arriving back in Britain. He said he was taken off the plane in a wheelchair and posted a photo of him with 10 wires strapped to his chest in a hospital bed.

Richard was being treated for pneumonia before his condition took a turn for the worse and had to be put into a medically induced coma, a source told the newspaper.

He now lives in LA working for Fox hosting a television show about the news.

Thank God I got ill in Britain (actually on the way to Britain, was taken off the plane in a wheelchair). Fuck all the ideology driven politicians who’ve messed up America’s healthcare system. Viva the NHS. Happy 70th. pic.twitter.com/ABEhSZXiRK

— richard bacon (@richardpbacon) July 5, 2018

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