Sidcup grandad Jose-Luiz Ferandez, 81, was admitted to a south London hospital with Covid-19 around a year ago. An 81-year-old from Sidcup who became one of the first ever patients treated for Covid-19 at a London hospital has spoken about how he is only now getting back to his old self one year on from being admitted into intensive care. Grandad Jose-Luiz Fernandez was clapped and cheered out of King s College Hospital in April 2020 after he made a miraculous recovery. He spent 28 days in intensive care in a condition that had left the family fearing for the worst, but to doctors delight he fought back, afterwards stating he had to get better for my family and beautiful grandchildren.