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  Published Date: 2020-07-27 

 Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. TL;DR: The All-In-One Microsoft Office Professional Suite Certification Prep bundle is on sale for £27.49 as of July 27, saving you 98% on list price. Before you update your CV with a bunch of trendy fonts, you might want to circle back to the skills department. If Microsoft Office isn't on there, or if it is, but you aren't actually proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, you're already behind. Luckily, this All-In-One Microsoft Office Professional Suite Certification Prep bundle has got you covered. Not only will it help you boost your productivity to support that WFH lifestyle, but it'll also bring some truth to your CV in 2020. SEE ALSO: Master Lightroom and Photoshop with this set of online classes Microsoft Office, in some shape or form, has existed since the days of scrunchies and grunge bands, and it's definitely not going anywhere. In fact, it's actually becoming more dynamic as it inches towards its 30th birthday. There's definitely more than meets the eye, but this training bundle will get you up to speed in no time. With more than 70 hours of content, including worksheets, quizzes, video lectures, and more, you'll dive into the depths of Microsoft Office's five most essential apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. There are 12 courses overall, with introductory and advanced courses for PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. Word and Excel, on the other hand, have three dedicated courses each — because they're that complex (and important). This structure allows those with the basics covered to skip ahead to the intermediate and advanced courses but gives total beginners an extra stepping stone to achieve mastery. Each course is led by Webucator, a global training company founded in 2003 that has trained well over 60,000 students and nearly 12,000 organisations. They're a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS), so the instructors know a thing or two about working with Microsoft Office and will make you feel as confident as possible before the end of all 70 hours of training. Ready to tackle Microsoft Office head-on? Sign up for this All-In-One Microsoft Office Professional Suite Certification Prep bundle for £27.49. 

  Published Date: 2020-07-27 

 Double Masters previews are almost upon us! It can be a bit daunting to try to follow along with everything, so to help out, we've created this guide to preview season. This page will help you follow along with everything coming on every day by giving you the outlets we have planned on each day. The goal is to help you find what you're looking for every day and avoid engaging in leaks (which hopefully don't happen [knock on wood]) if you so choose. Below, you'll find a list of dates as well as any outlets previewing a card on that date. Once the previews are live, we'll update this very article so that you can easily find previews once they're up. If the link simply goes to the front of a website or social media site, that means they probably haven't previewed the card yet. And if you just want to see all the cards that have been officially previewed in one place, you can always check out our Card Image Gallery. Note that the CIGs aren't published as of the posting of this article but will be updated every morning starting Tuesday, July 21, so they will contain all cards previewed the previous day (and earlier), but not the day of. For the most up-to-date listings, you can check this page! July 20 Live Previews @Maxildan Arena Boys Brian Kibler Chris Kvartek DailyMTG Day9 Double Masters Product Page Gamespot GIGA Javier Dominguez & Alia Deschain MakingMagic PowrDragn Thoralf Severin July 21 Live Previews Andrea Mengucci Chinese (Traditional) Magic Facebook Daily MTG Emma Handy izzetmtgnews.com Magic Weibo Magic Wechat NGA r/magictcg Reid Duke Rich Hagon and here Riley Knight The Third Power(@UsmanTheRad) Vestmore and ToxiMoxi VGTime July 22 corocoro.jp Live Previews Becca Scott Best Marmotte Daily MTG Face to Face Games Luis Salvatto & Matías Leveratto Maria Bartholdi Matheus Akio from Sandoiche Noah Walker (@_NoWa_MTG) Rakdos Cast Rei Sato July 23 Live Previews @Wizards_Magic AliasV Bianca from Life is Magic Cian from Life is Magic Corey Baumeister Daily MTG Draftaholics Anonymous Louis-Samuel Deltour Merchant Piotr Glogowski Rex51515 TCGplayerInfinite Weekly MTG July 24 Gabriel Live Previews @clotaka1 Cedric Phillips Daily MTG Good Games Adelaide InMagic Iza Mana Vortex & Drinks of Alara Marshall Sutcliffe NGL One Rocket Beans July 25 Gaels Monfils Live Previews Anthares from Playing a Lot Mana Cost: R Matt Nass Pinnoel Players Tour Finals Coverage onTwitch.tv/magic Raphael Levy July 26 Live Previews Players Tour Finals Coverage on Twitch.tv/magic July 27 Arin - Game Grumps Casual Magic (Shivam) Coscu & Pedro Good Morning Magic Kotaku AU Making Magic MTGGoldfish Nizzahon Magic Simon Goertzen StarCityGames The Command Zone July 28 @maneater_dgr/@death_snow AliEldrazi Amanda Yeo/Mashable.com Daily MTG Gaby Spartz GoHa.ru Magic.gg Reid Duke Screen Rant Shota Yasooka July 29 @ellieoftheveil APAC EN Facebook Beatriz Grancha Caleb Durward Card Kingdom ChannelFireball Daily MTG Kenji LoadingReadyRun MTGNexus Tolarian Community College July 30 After Office TTV Wizards of the Coast fan email TCGPlayer Weekly MTG WPN GLHF 

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 Magic: The Gathering’s huge catalogue of cards is constantly growing, with publisher Wizards of the Coast releasing new sets every year to keep the game fresh. This enormous library gives players endless options when building their decks, however some of the better cards can get lost in the shuffle. With that in mind, Magic’s Masters sets reprint cards from their back catalogue, giving old favourites renewed relevance while introducing them to new players. The latest such set is Double Masters, which will include two rare or mythic rare cards and two shiny foil cards in each booster pack when it is released on August 7. Today, Mashable can exclusively reveal one of the cards that has made it into Double Masters’ lineup: Sen Triplets, a Mythic Rare 3/3 Legendary Artifact Creature whose difficult mana cost is paid back with ridiculous power. Sen Triplets has difficult mana requirements, but it's worth it. Image: Wizards of the Coast Originally printed in 2009’s Alara Reborn expansion, Sen Triplets requires five mana to play, including one Blue, one White, and one Black. This makes this card tricky to bring onto the battlefield, since most players stick to only two colours in their decks to ensure they’re more likely to draw the mana colour they need. However, if you do manage to bring Sen Triplets into play, it’s more than worth the trouble. Professional Magic player David Mines told Mashable over email that, once on the board, Sen Triplets is “an absolute power house” that “steals a game very quickly.” “It's in my opinion the most powerful of the Esper (Blue, White and Black) generals and leads to some truly back breaking uphill battles for your opponents,” said Mines. “This card seems like one of the most absurd bombs you could hope to play with.” Sen Triplets’ value is in its triggered ability: "At the beginning of your upkeep, choose target opponent. This turn, that player can't cast spells or activate abilities and plays with their hand revealed. You may play lands and cast spells from that player's hand this turn." Basically, once you've put Sen Triplets on the battlefield, you can select one opponent at the start of your turn. That opponent can’t play any cards or activate any of their cards’ abilities during your turn, effectively leaving them defenceless. What’s more, the selected opponent has to show everyone all the cards they're holding, which you can play as though they're your own. This isn't a one-off ability either — as long as Sen Triplets remains on the board, you can keep doing this whenever your turn comes around. In Mines’ words, “this card seems like one of the most absurd bombs you could hope to play with.” “Your opponents can't interact with you while you do your thing, executing your combo, or it allows you to just take all the value from your opponent's hands,” said Mines. “Blue, being infamous for countering all of your opponent's spells, is matched perfectly with Black being able to take them from your opponent's hands. This allows you to go to the next level and play them yourself. It's like drawing cards and discarding your opponent's cards all at the same time!” Sen Triplets thus has the potential to cause your opponents a lot of distress, forcing them to sit idly by as you use their own cards against them turn after turn. “You can use all their removal spells so they can't actually deal with Sen Triplets, [or] play their best creatures (or if they're very unlucky — Planeswalkers),” said Mines. “I would probably stop playing cards from my own hand so if they can ever deal with Sen Triplets you know you have a handful of cards to unload. I can guarantee that if I ever open this in a draft I will not be passing it. The difficult to cast colour mana requirements are offset by its truly bonkers power level.” While some cards in the Double Masters set are getting updated art, Sen Triplets will be sticking to Greg Staples' original 2009 artwork. Though updated aesthetics are a thrill, they're just one reason for reprinting older Magic cards. Mines told Mashable reprints are also “very important for the economy of the game,” as they prevent powerful older cards from becoming exorbitant in price and ensures they're accessible for newcomers. “I think allowing these cards to be integrated with more commonly used Constructed cards is integral to the continuing ebb and flow of the Magic economy that's essential for the game’s long term survival,” said Mines. “Allowing newer players to enter the game through a format like this and then on to the more competitive and esports formats!” Magic: The Gathering's Double Masters set will be released on August 7 in both regular and VIP editions. 

  Published Date: 2020-07-27 

 Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. TL;DR: The 2020 Comprehensive Programming Collection is on sale for £23.71 as of July 24, saving you 98% on list price. Whether you want a higher-paying job, a better work-life balance, or just want something to do while you're stuck at home, coding checks all the right boxes – plus so many more. Add the fact that there's currently a huge demand for programmers, and the career path becomes even more desirable. So, um, what are you waiting for exactly? The 2020 Comprehensive Programming Collection is designed for beginners and helps you get your feet wet in the world of coding. Plus, it's on sale for just £23.71. SEE ALSO: Start coding with this comprehensive master class The collection features nine courses taught by the e-learning platform Zenva Academy, which is trusted by over 400,000 learners and developers for their world-class training. As you work your way through all 14 hours of lessons, you'll tackle popular coding languages, mobile game and app development, and machine learning, among other things. Each course takes a hands-on approach to learning, so you won't just be stuck reading about coding; you'll actually be doing it. For example, in one course, you'll create a turn-based, micro-strategy game about building and managing a colony on Mars using Unity, the popular game engine. In another, you'll implement your own custom assets into a JavaScript-based game. Beyond that, you'll learn the fundamentals of JavaScript, Java for Android, Swift, Tensorflow, React, and even dabble in Python. Whether you're 18 or 68, it never hurts to learn something new. And if it helps you launch a new career path or, hey, maybe your own startup, then more power to you. Get the 2020 Comprehensive Programming Collection on sale for just £23.71 – over 90% off its original cost. 

  Published Date: 2020-07-27 

 Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. TL;DR: The Ultimate Python Programmer and Data Certification bundle is on sale for £30.64 as of July 27, saving you 97% on list price. If you want to be successful as a programmer, you need to master things like app development and data science. A great way to do it? Learning Python. Not only does Python power many of tech's top fields, but it's also reportedly one of the easiest languages to learn. And you don't need to spend major money and countless hours teaching yourself through random webinars with redundant content. In fact, you can start learning in literally a few minutes with this curated nine-course Ultimate Python Programmer and Data Certification bundle for just £30.64. SEE ALSO: This cheap coding course is perfect for total beginners With this beginner-friendly bundle, you'll get 370 lessons taught by IT pros and data scientists (even a Ph.D. graduate from Cambridge) that cover a variety of Python-related skills and tools like the Anaconda development environment, the Jupyter Notebooks code-writing program, Lambda functions, iterators, and generators. More than just "Python 101" basics, this bundle also hooks you up with courses on advanced topics like practical data pre-processing and visualisation training with R, Keras (Google's powerful Deep Learning framework), and scripting and GUI automation — that's a skill you can use in your daily life to enhance productivity at home and at work. It even includes a full six-hour PyTorch Bootcamp that will teach basic machine learning and how to build neural networks. Python is one of the highest in-demand skills according to employers in the IT industry — definitely worth 33 hours of your time. By the end of this course, you should be able to prove your expertise with a shiny certification. Secure your lifetime access to the Ultimate Python Programmer and Data Certification bundle for £30.64 and save 97% on list price. 

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 Ms. Spears’s team presents her onstage as fully in control, and backstage, as the mastermind of her show, an artist in top form. But that view seems at odds with the conclusions routinely drawn about her at probate court in Los Angeles, where an undisclosed mental illness and substance abuse led her family to take action in 2008. Since then, Ms. Spears’s life has been controlled by a court-approved conservatorship, known in other states as a guardianship, designed for people who cannot take care of themselves. According to the arrangement, which is typically used to protect the old, the mentally disabled or the extremely ill, Ms. Spears cannot make key decisions, personal or financial, without the approval of her conservators: her father, Jamie Spears, and a lawyer, Andrew M. Wallet. Her most mundane purchases, from a drink at Starbucks to a song on iTunes, are tracked in court documents as part of the plan to safeguard the great fortune she has earned but does not ultimately control. While the conservators are widely credited with rescuing Ms. Spears’s career — and her life — her apparent stability and success could belie the need for continuing restrictions. There are recent signs, in fact, that the conservators are now acknowledging the great progress she has made. After successfully fighting to keep her from testifying in at least three prior lawsuits — (a probate judge had previously agreed that doing so could cause her “irreparable harm”) — Ms. Spears’s conservators allowed her to testify on Monday in a case filed against her by a former self-described manager. They agreed that “giving such testimony is not likely to cause harm to her,” according to court papers. 

  Published Date: 2020-07-27 

 Image copyright Getty Images "Buy one get one free" deals on unhealthy food will be banned as part of the government's bid to tackle obesity in England. The plan will also include restrictions on where foods high in fat and sugar can be promoted in store and new rules for displaying calories on menus. A ban on junk food adverts before 21:00 has been confirmed - for the whole UK. Boris Johnson said the plans would help "reduce our health risks and protect ourselves against coronavirus". The prime minister will unveil the strategy later amid growing evidence of a link between obesity and an increased risk from Covid-19. Government statistics showed nearly 8% of critically ill patients in intensive care units with the virus have been morbidly obese, compared with 2.9% of the general population. The move marks a change in stance by the prime minister, who has previously criticised levies on foods high in salt, fat and sugar - and described his views on tackling obesity as "libertarian". But Mr Johnson's experience in intensive care during his treatment for Covid-19 is thought to have contributed to his changing position. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The people tackling obesity during lockdown Along with the ban on TV and online adverts before the watershed, the government said it would hold a consultation on whether to stop fast food adverts online altogether. Labelling of calories on menus will apply to any restaurant, cafe or takeaway chain with more than 250 employees, and another new consultation will be launched around plans to provide the same information for alcoholic drinks. Sue Eustace, director of public affairs at the Advertising Association, said the "extreme" and "unnecessary" measures would have little effect in reducing obesity, and warned they could have "wide ranging ramifications" for food businesses and online publishers trying to financially recover from the pandemic and the lockdown. She told BBC 5 Live's Wake Up to Money programme: "We have some of the strictest [advertising] rules in the world already and children's exposure to high fat, salt, and sugar adverts on TV has fallen by 70% over the last 15 years or so, but there's been no change to obesity, so we don't think these measures are going to work." She warned that the measures could impact a "whole range" of household products that people do not necessarily view as junk food, and questioned whether this would restrict businesses like local fish and chip shops from putting their menus online for customers. 'Radical changes' If implemented this will mean radical changes to the way food is marketed. Most of the proposals were first set out in a policy paper in 2018 and put out to consultation before getting stalled. The key is how businesses react this time, having previously been against the measures. The Food and Drink Federation has again given a hostile response. But what about advertisers whose freedom to promote some food products will be severely limited? A doyen of the industry Sir John Hegarty has come out in favour of a ban on TV ads of unhealthy food before the 9pm watershed. He said there was a growing health crisis. Much of the drinks industry has already accepted the need for calorie labelling. Just as Boris Johnson and other Conservative politicians have moved from a libertarian non-interventionist approach to a call for action on obesity, the business lobby could be shifting as well. The new measures will be accompanied by expanded weight management services from the NHS - including online tools and "healthy weight coaches" to support patients - and a national campaign to help people lose weight and eat more healthily after the "wake-up call" of coronavirus. GPs will be encouraged to prescribe exercise such as cycling and other activities and next year doctors will be offered incentives to provide help for people who are obese. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "Everyone knows how hard losing weight can be, so we are taking bold action to help everyone who needs it." He said taken together, the new measures and the campaign will "get the country eating healthily and losing the pounds". Am I overweight? The NHS says most adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9 are overweight, while those with a BMI of 30 to 39.9 are classed as obese. Body mass index is calculated by dividing a person's mass in kilograms by the square of their height in metres. Another measure of excess fat is waist size - men with a waist of 94cm or more and women with a waist of 80cm or more are more likely to develop obesity-related problems. Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, also backed the strategy, saying it would "save lives". "These bold measures will help us tip the scales on obesity. The argument for action is the clearest it's ever been," she added. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption "Your postcode determines how much access you have to healthier food" Michelle Mitchell, Cancer Research UK's chief executive, said: "This is a landmark day for the nation's health. "Being overweight or obese puts people at risk of many diseases, including 13 different types of cancer, and disproportionately affects people from poorer backgrounds so the plan will hugely help to level-up the country and build a healthier population." Professor Dame Parveen Kumar, chairman of the British Medical Association's Board of Science, said: "The BMA has long been calling for new ways to tackle obesity and we are delighted to see that the government has sat up and listened. "What we need now is for this strategy to be actioned as quickly as possible, with the promised expansion of NHS services delivered in full, with adequate resources and funding, to ensure that those struggling with their weight can get the support they need and deserve." But Adam Briggs from the Health Foundation said: "There is little sign of policies that will address the root causes of obesity." 

  Published Date: 2020-07-27 

 Image copyright PA Media The government had to act "rapidly and decisively" to impose a 14-day quarantine on people arriving in the UK from Spain, a minister has said. Helen Whately, the care minister, told the BBC it was the "right thing to do" as the UK's virus rate must be kept "right down" to avoid a second spike. She added that No 10 would keep the quarantine policy for other countries under review. She said the public health of the UK had to come first. Labour has called for support for people having to quarantine where there is no guarantee their employers will allow them to work from home for two weeks. It added the aviation industry needs a specific deal to help it recover from the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. The government has stood by its decision to remove Spain from the UK's list of safe travel destinations. Ministers are urging employers to treat quarantining staff "sympathetically". The new coronavirus travel rule was announced on Saturday evening following a spike in the number of new cases in Spain this week. It came into force less than six hours after it was confirmed by the government. Labour's shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said the short notice of the announcement had "created a sense of panic and loss of control". He added: "The government should have proper contingency plans to support people coming home where there is no guarantee their employers will allow them 14 days of work flexibility. "And it is high time that a sector-specific deal for aviation is introduced as quarantine measures continue to affect the travel industry." Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Sunday defended the "swift decision", saying he knew it would cause disruption for holidaymakers but that the government "can't make apologies". Image copyright AFP Almost 1.8m people were due to fly from the UK to Spain before the end of August, according to analysis by travel experts The PC Agency. Now it is feared many passengers will abandon their plans to travel to Spain and other destinations. Speaking to Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Mr Raab said there was an element of "uncertainty" for people going abroad this summer and he could give no guarantees. Several European countries, including Germany and Belgium, have seen a rise in infections in recent days - in France there were more than 1,100 new cases reported on Friday. Quarantine measures apply to those returning from mainland Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, such as Majorca and Ibiza. Returning travellers must provide an address where they will self-isolate for 14 days and failing to do so could result in a fine. During those two weeks, people must not go out to work, school, or public areas, or have visitors except for essential support. They should not go out to buy food if they can rely on others. People who do not self-isolate can be fined up to £1,000 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and those returning to Scotland could be fined £480, with fines up to £5,000 for persistent offenders. A small number of people travelling to the UK will be exempt from having to quarantine, such as registered health or care workers or those with pre-arranged health treatments. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Raab: Quarantining workers "ought to be treated sympathetically" The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Dame Carolyn Fairburn, said the new measures would have a "chilling impact" on the tourism industry, and that "there are lessons to be learned". "Anyone going abroad now will know that this can happen," she told BBC Radio 4's Westminster Hour programme. "It was in the small print, but I'm not sure that people knew that that advice could change so quickly. "I do think there is also a real consideration around the tourism industry itself." However, she said the government had made the right decision "given the rising infection levels". Her comments come after airlines including British Airways criticised the new measures as "yet another blow" to British holidaymakers. And the Airport Operators Association said the new measures would "further damage what is already a fragile restart of the aviation sector, which continues to face the biggest challenge in its history". Meanwhile, the changes have left travellers frustrated, with some saying they would not have travelled if they knew they would have to spend a fortnight self-isolating afterwards. Andrew Flintham, the managing director of Tui UK and Ireland, the UK's biggest tour operator, called for a "nuanced" policy that would allow customers to go to less virus-hit regions of certain countries. The company has cancelled all mainland Spanish holidays until 9 August after the change in rules, but said all those going to the Balearic and Canary Islands could still travel as planned from Monday. He told BBC Breakfast: "We'd really like a nuanced policy, so if there is a travel advice that says you can still go to the Canary Islands and the Balearics, we'd also like to have that backed up with a quarantine that obviously, isn't in place. If there's a travel advice that says you can't go, then we believe that clearly the quarantine should be in place. "If we can have a lined up and regional policy, it will be much easier for us to communicate that to customers." 'Bad timing' Self-employed roofer Malcolm Bembridge spoke of his frustration at having to quarantine for two weeks following his one-week holiday in Spain - because he "needs to go back to work". Speaking before his flight home to Birmingham from Almeria on Sunday, Mr Bembridge said he was hoping to employ someone to do the work he had scheduled but was frustrated at the money he would lose because of the need to self-isolate. "It is bad timing because most people travel this time of year with kids as schools break up," he said. And Thomas Wright, 27, a carpenter from north London, who was returning from a business trip to Barcelona, said the quarantine rule change would affect him "quite badly" as he would be unable to work. "I suppose, to be honest with you, I should have left travelling to a later date," he said, adding he had found the last lockdown hard to deal with. Your questions answered What should I do if I'm are already in Spain? Continue your holiday, follow the local rules, return home as planned, and regularly check Foreign Office (FCO) travel advice, the government says. What about if I have a trip to Spain booked? Contact your travel provider, as some holiday operators like Tui have cancelled trips to mainland Spain. The FCO is advising against all non-essential travel to mainland Spain, but that does not include the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, such as Majorca and Ibiza. However, anyone arriving from any part of Spain, including its islands, must quarantine. What will happen with travel insurance? For people already in Spain, the Association of British Insurers said it's "likely" insurance will stay in place until they return home. Otherwise, those travelling now against FCO advice will invalidate their insurance. If in doubt, check with your insurer. Read more here. On Thursday, Spain recorded 971 new infections - the biggest daily increase since Spain's lockdown ended - and 922 on Friday. But on Sunday, the country's foreign minister insisted it was safe to visit, saying "the outbreaks in Spain are perfectly controlled." Foreign Office guidance advising against all but essential travel to mainland Spain does not include the islands, but ministers opted to apply blanket quarantine arrangements across the Spanish territories. Are you travelling to the UK from Spain and facing a 14-day quarantine? How will this affect your work? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: 

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 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Scottish pilot Stephen Cameron spent 10 weeks in a coma in Vietnam A Scottish pilot, who spent more than two months on a ventilator in Vietnam, has warned Britons "not to be blasé about coronavirus" as lockdown eases. Stephen Cameron, 42, from Motherwell, was Vietnam's sickest patient and became known nationwide as Patient 91. "I'm a living example of what this virus can do and how it is serious," he told the BBC from his Wishaw hospital bed. His doctors say he now faces "a long path" to recovery, Image caption Stephen Cameron is recovering in the University Hospital Wishaw near Glasgow Image copyright Vietnam government Image caption Mr Cameron was put into a medically-induced coma Dr Manish Patel, the respiratory consultant has been responsible for Mr Cameron's care since his return to Scotland on 12 July. "People say going into ITU is like running a marathon. In Stephen's case, I think he's run multiple ultra-marathons," he said. Mr Cameron said: "I don't think the NHS could cope if there was a wave of people who needed the amount of care and life support that I needed." 'Asia's sickest patient' The pilot spent 68 days on a ventilator - most of which he was also reliant on an Ecmo machine, a form of life support only used in the most extreme cases. "I've been told that I was Asia's sickest patient for a period," he said. "And that because of the things they learnt from me, Vietnam's doctors were able to employ that knowledge on patients in a similar position." Image copyright Cho Ray Hospital Image caption Mr Cameron narrowly avoided a double lung transplant when his lung capacity fell to 10% Dr Patel told the BBC that Mr Cameron surviving such a long time in a medically-induced coma was "exceptional". "We don't have much experience of people being on a ventilator for more than a month and a half," he said. According to data from the Scottish Intensive Care Society, three-quarters of Covid-19 survivors stay in intensive care for under 21 days, and are ventilated for an even shorter period of time. Image copyright Cho Ray Hospital Image caption Stephen Cameron with the British consul general Ian Gibbons and the chairman of Ho Chi Minh City's People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong Mr Cameron narrowly avoided a double lung transplant when his lung capacity fell to 10%. He also suffered multiple organ failure and lost 30kg (4.7 stone) in weight while in a coma, and is still struggling to walk despite extensive rehab. "When I first woke up, I thought, will I be able to walk again?," he said. "I didn't know if I was paralysed for life because I couldn't feel my feet and I wasn't sure if that was the end of my flying career." Mr Cameron's aim is to pilot a plane again by "early next year". But his rehab will be long and arduous, and his job security has been thrown into doubt by the devastating effects the pandemic has wrought on the Asian air travel industry. No Covid-19 deaths He came closer to dying of coronavirus than anyone else in Vietnam, which has had under 10 ICU admissions and fewer than 500 confirmed cases. The effort to keep him alive and avoid a single death from the virus in a country of 95 million people meant all Vietnam's best ICU doctors were involved in his care, and his story made headlines in national newspapers and led TV news bulletins. Image copyright Vietnamese government Image caption Doctors from hospitals across Vietnam discussed Mr Cameron's condition "The vast majority of the country knew about Patient 91, which was my moniker," he said. "On their equivalent of the 10 o'clock news, they had somebody with my X-rays, my CT scans, my stats, and actually talking through them in maybe a five-minute segment. "I mean that is a bit mind-blowing when you think about it." Hundreds of press and members of the public watched Mr Cameron's departure from hospital in Ho Chi Minh City a fortnight ago. Image copyright EPA Image caption Stephen Cameron was released from hospital a fortnight ago When he first fell ill at an expat bar, which was the site of southern Vietnam's biggest outbreak, his case caused controversy as there was speculation he was the source of the outbreak. "There seemed to be a desire to pin it on me coming from abroad, as I did a visa run to Bangkok a week earlier," he told the BBC in June, when he was still in Vietnam. "I was the first person to put my hands up and say: 'Look I don't feel well'. It was inevitable I would be blamed." Since Mr Cameron's return to the UK, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has thanked his counterpart in Vietnam, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, for the treatment of the 20 British Covid-19 patients in the country, including Mr Cameron.