> He went to hospital after struggling to breathe and could not shake off a bad cough — all classic symptoms. > Shocked Connor was kept in hospital for two weeks. > Connor, originally from Llandudno, North Wales, has lived in China for three years. > He said: “'I was stunned when the doctors told me I was suffering from the virus. I thought I was going to die but I managed to beat it. > “I used the inhaler which helped control the cough and drank a hot whisky with honey until that ran out. > “It’s an old fashioned remedy but it seemed to do the trick.