A ‘Hollyoaks’ cameraman has died after believing he had coronavirus.
Felix Schroer – who had also worked on ‘Gladiators’ – passed away on Friday (20.03.20), and his sister Sylvia has claimed he thought he had COVID-19 but didn’t have a test done.
She wrote on Twitter: "I lost my brother on Friday. He had cough/runny nose for 2 months. He was given antibiotics by GP last Monday & self isolated. He died on Friday. It seems he had a massive allergic reaction to the medication but believed he had Covid 19 & no test done (sic)"
Sylvia has been "bowled over" by the love and support she has received following her brother’s death and how much "love, affection and high regard" he was held in.
She tweeted: "The aftercare support wasn’t there & online advice made him believe allergic reaction was side effect of helpful drug – so he carried on. But we cannot speculate as we have not been able to speak to coroner yet.
"RIP Felix Schroer – you were rock solid gold. You were being stoic & strong & believed you were doing the right thing. Please take care @JohnRadoux
"telling ppl to just stay at home alone isn’t always right or giving enough care.
"He is so much missed. I have been bowled over by the wonderful things said about my brother & how much love, affection & high regard he was held in. (sic)"
‘Hollyoaks’ announced on Sunday (22.03.20) they had paused filming with immediate effect and are to reduce the number of weekly episodes shown from five to three during the pandemic.
In a message to viewers, they said: "It is with a heavy heart that we have made the decision to pause filming of Hollyoaks.
"From Monday 30th March, we will be reducing the number of our weekly new episodes from five down to three, which will air Monday to Wednesday."
But they have put plans in place to air a ‘Hollyoaks’ programme on Thursdays on Fridays, too.
They added: "To make sure we stay on air every week night, fans can look forward to extra special episodes every Thursday and Friday on E4, as we begin a brand new series of ‘Hollyoaks Favourites’. Introduced by Kieron Richardson and Jorgie Porter, this series will give viewers a chance to revisit some of our biggest episodes, from weddings, bust-ups, heartbreaks and some of our biggest and best stunts.
"We will start the series with Mercedes’ fourth wedding, to Dr Browning.
"Soaps are an important part of people’s lives and we have 25 years of Hollyoaks Favourites to revisit over coming weeks, celebrating the history of the show that you love."
Hollyoaks cameraman dies
