Victorian teen who was on ventilator says ‘COVID nearly killed me’

Saela, at just 17, nearly died from COVID-19 last month.

The year 11 student is from Broadmeadows, a suburb of Hume in the city’s north-west which, at 3,244 cases has the highest numbers in Victoria.

Unfortunately, Saela said, when she caught the virus, she was not yet eligible for the…