Thomas Davies welcomed his second son into the world 10 days ago (Picture: Daily Post Wales)

A healthy young dad died after developing symptoms of coronavirus just 10 days after the birth of his son.

Thomas Davies, 27, fell ill with a cough, aches and cold sweats during his last shift at a pub in Bangor, Wales, last Friday.

The dad-of-two, who had no underlying health problems, died at home on Thursday after spending the night sitting up with newborn son Morgan.

His heartbroken mum Mandy said the family couldn’t even hug each other in their grief because they were all abiding by Government’s social distancing advice. She said: ‘We can’t embrace each other and I can’t even comfort my family because I can’t see them.


Thomas died yesterday of suspected coronavirus (Picture: Daily Post Wales)

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‘I can’t put my arms around any of them because we have to stay two metres apart.’

Tests are now underway to see if Thomas had the virus.

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The UK’s death toll rose to 759 on Friday after 181 more deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.

There have so far been 168 fatalities in England, eight in Scotland, six in Wales and three in Northern Ireland.

Thomas with his fiancee, Rhiannon Elias (Picture: Daily Post Wales)

Ms Davies said her ‘fit, healthy and energetic’ son looked to be over the worst of his illness and getting better when she last spoke to him on Wednesday.

He too had been self-isolating at home, but his partner Rhiannon Elias, 27, found him dead the following day.

Paramedics clad in protective suits took Thomas’ body away, and Ms Davies said the family were not allowed to touch him.

She told the Daily Post: ‘When I arrived at the hospital, they were all in their suits. I couldn’t even touch him, I wasn’t allowed.

‘I wasn’t even allowed to see him for long because they suspected the virus, and they needed to put him back into bags.’

Thomas’ heartbroken mum said he had no prior health issues and never even smoked (Picture: Daily Post Wales)

Ms Davies said Thomas had no prior health issues and never even smoked.

She added: ‘He had nothing wrong with him. It’s a shock. We’re just all in zombie mode at the moment.

‘I’ve been told to keep isolating. We’ve all got to self-isolate. It’s all so cruel.’

Paying tribute to her son, Ms Davies described him as having a ‘heart of gold’, and said he was a ‘devoted dad’ to his boys.

No longer able to work, she is now hoping to launch a fundraising campaign to help pay for her son’s funeral costs.

She also warned people of the very real danger the infection posed, adding: ‘This is no joke, take it seriously.

‘This is a young lad, he was 27 with a life in front of him and a young family.

‘Don’t let your kids out playing. Keep your distance, it’s just not worth it, stay at home.

‘There is nothing that can bring my boy back. I can’t reverse the clock. I can’t ever speak to him again, I can’t ever see him again.”



‘Self-isolate. Listen. Just bloody listen.’

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