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Brian Mearns, 63, is thought to be the longest ICU admission for Coivd-19 in Scotland to date after first contracting the virus nearly a year ago, in March.
The devastating effect of Covid-19 is visible in its terrible death toll but it has also affected millions of us in other, very different ways.
Here, eight people share their stories with Lucy Laing. Often moving but inspirational, too, what unites them is the way the infection has changed their lives.
Mother-of-two Christine Fildes was treated for both cancer and coronavirus last year. Christine, 67, who works for the National Blood Service assessing donors, lives with husband Alan, 72, a retired businessman, in Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Double blow with cancer and Covid
Mother-of-two Christine Fildes was treated for both cancer and coronavirus last year.