Britain’s Captain Tom Moore, the centenarian who became a national hero with his record-breaking fundraising exploits, has died after contracting COVID-19.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore,” his daughters said in a statement.
Moore died on Tuesday morning at Bedford Hospital. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan 22 and was fighting pneumonia. Over the last five years, Moore had been receiving treatment for prostate and skin cancer, his family said.
He had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 due to the other medication he was taking.
Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain by walking 100 lengths of his garden with the help of a walking frame to raise more than £30 million (US$41 million) for health service workers.
He hoped to raise £1,000. Instead, he raised more than £32 million for the National Health Service, broke two Guinness World Records, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, scored a No 1 single, wrote an autobiography and helped set up a charity.
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Source: timesofmalta