The man had attended a gathering with an infected person to test whether the coronavirus was real, said Dr Jane Appleby, chief medical officer at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, where the man died. Appleby said the man had told his nurse that he attended a COVID party. I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not.”Appleby said she was sharing the story to warn others, especially in Texas, where coronavirus cases are surging. There were 8,332 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the state Saturday, according to a New York Times database. ©2020 The New York Times Company

Source: bd News24 July 12, 2020 20:15 UTC