What is Covid collapse? 'Open All Hours' legend Sir David Jason describes

The 82-year-old 'Only Fools and Horses' and 'Open All Hours' star said he was doing fine during the Covid-19 pandemic until he was almost dead due to coronavirus infection in July.

He said he had it extremely bad because all of his muscles had stopped working. He slumped and fell against the radiator because he was so weak he couldn't get up. Sir David described how he crept to bed after getting up to use the restroom. He said, "I crawled to the bed. The muscles weren't working and I used the bed to try and stand up so that I could go to where I wanted to get, and also get back into bed, and I couldn't…"

"I tried for about a quarter of an hour, trying all sorts of things to stand up so I could walk about."




He tried to go to the door to call his wife, but his arms and legs wouldn't move, so being a highly imaginative and inventive guy, he wondered how he would get to the door. He added, when you see a walrus on David Attenborough, they don't only walk on land, but crawl on it as well. That's exactly what he did. But he needed to use his head to do so. So he was lying face down on the ground, and to get to the door, he was using his head to drag himself there because his arms and legs weren't working.

FAQs

Who is Sir David Jason?
Sir David John White OBE, professionally known as David Jason, is an English actor.

Why is David called Jason?
His twin brother died without being identified, so he took the stage name "David Jason" from his favorite school book.