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发信人: rzc (浩然), 信区: USANews
标 题: TODAY: Texas doctor says 30-year-old patient died after attending 'COVID party'
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jul 11 23:35:19 2020, 美东)
A Texas doctor shared the heartbreaking story of a 30-year-old patient who
died after apparently attending a "COVID party" and said he regretted
thinking the virus was a "hoax."
As coronavirus cases continue to spike in hot spots around the United States
, Dr. Jane Appleby, chief medical officer at Methodist Healthcare in San
Antonio, said she wanted to share the story as a warning that the virus
should be taken seriously.
"This is a party held by somebody diagnosed by the COVID virus and the
thought is to see if the virus is real and to see if anyone gets infected,"
Dr. Appleby said in a recorded statement shared with NBC News' San Antonio
affiliate.
"Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said 'I think
I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not,'" Appleby said.
She did not provide additional details about the deceased patient, however
she issued the warning as Bexar County, where San Antonio is located,
continues to see a spike in new cases.
On Friday, the county had 18,602 total cases and 166 deaths. It also
reported 923 new coronavirus cases, according to an update from the City of
San Antonio.
Here is today's COVID-19 update for #SanAntonio and #BexarCounty,
including number of new and total cases, deaths, individuals hospitalized,
in the ICU and on ventilators. View more data sets at https://t.co/
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— City of San Antonio🧼+👐=💯 (@COSAGOV) July 11,
2020
Officials have been warning about coronavirus parties for months, however it
's unclear whether the events are simply gatherings of people ignoring
social distancing rules, or whether there is a competitive nature to the
events to see who catches the virus first.
In May, health officials in Washington's Walla Walla County attributed a
rise in cases to people attending gatherings to see if they get infected.
Earlier this month in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a fire chief Randy Smith warned
city council about local coronavirus parties. City Council member Sonya
McKinstry told NBC affiliate WVTM in Birmingham that money is collected at
the parties and that whoever gets the coronavirus first wins the cash.
However, the state Public Health Department said Thursday that it has not
been able to confirm the coronavirus parties, but warned people violating
local orders could face penalties.
Appleby said her reason for sounding the alarm is she wants people to know
the virus doesn't discriminate against anyone.
"I don’t want to be an alarmist," she said. "We’re just trying to share
some real-world examples to help our community realize that this virus is
very serious and can spread easily." | c****h
发帖数: 4968 | 2 怀疑新闻真实性。死去的新冠病人最后是因为肺内积水被淹死的。最后根本不可能还有
力气说话，而且3喉咙里还插着管子，怎么讲话? | b****n
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