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East liverpool football legends ian rush He is recovering in hospital after spending two days in the intensive care unit due to a severe case of the flu.
The 64-year-old was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital last week after struggling to breathe, but is now improving.
A Liverpool spokesman thanked hospital staff for “providing the best care” and said, “Everyone at Liverpool wishes him a speedy recovery”.
After a highly successful playing career with the Reds, Rush currently works as an ambassador for Liverpool and regularly attends matches at Anfield.
He is Liverpool’s all-time leading goalscorer, and scored 346 goals in 660 matches during two stints at the club in the 1980s, winning five First Division titles and two European Cups.
Born in Wales, Rush also earned 73 caps for his national team and was their leading goalscorer with 28 goals until 2018, when Gareth Bale broke his record.
After leaving his post in 2000, Rush moved into management and was in charge of Chester for eight months.
NHS England It has warned that cases of flu are rising across the UK and an average of 2,660 patients were admitted to hospital with flu in England last week.
This is the highest for this time of year since records began in 2021, and is up 55% from last week.
moreover, Children’s operations are being canceled Because pediatric intensive care units across the country are full resulting in a serious increase in flu cases,
Dr. Vicky Price, President of the Society of Acute Medicine, said Independent: “It’s really shocking, it’s the worst I’ve ever seen… There are huge numbers of patients admitted to emergency departments, stuck in corridors, in waiting rooms and in unsuitable areas – all very unwell patients, and we have huge numbers of staff who are sick with flu.
“We were in a crisis anyway because of the cold weather, and we saw a real increase in flu.”