Man thought he was young and unaffected by illness: doctor (representational)
New York:
A 30-year-old man from Texas died of the new coronavirus after attending a “COVID-19” party organized by an infected person, a doctor said, stressing the risk to young people.
Jane Appleby, chief medical officer at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, said the man thought the virus was a hoax, although he has killed more than 135,000 people in the United States so far.
“Someone will be diagnosed with the disease, and they will have a party to invite their friends to see if they can beat the disease,” Appleby said in a video released by American media on Sunday.
“One of the heartbreaking things he said to his nurse was,” You know, I think I made a mistake. “
“He thought the disease was a hoax. He thought he was young and invincible and would not be affected by the disease.”
Appleby said young patients often don’t realize how sick they are.
“They don’t look really sick. But when you check their oxygen levels and their lab tests, they’re really sicker than they seem,” she said, calling people to take the risks seriously.
The Trump administration again insisted Sunday on a full reopening of schools in the fall, even as resurgent coronavirus infections – many of which are attributed to young people – and a record peak in Florida raise new questions about the country efforts to fight the disease. .
The United States has by far the highest number of cases and the number of deaths in the world.
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