John Place, 42, was hospitalized for weeks after his son ignored fitness warnings and unknowingly brought covid-19 home to his circle of relatives.
A Florida father suffers a coronavirus infection after his son ignored warnings to wear a face mask and not meet friends amid the pandemic.
John Place is most recently in intensive care at Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, where he was recently placed on a ventilator for more than two weeks.
The 42-year-old’s COVID-19 ordeal began last month after his 21-year-old son inadvertently brought the respiratory virus into the home of his circle of relatives after meeting his friends and ditching his face mask with them.
A few days later, she experienced bloodless symptoms and was told by a friend in the assembly that she had been tested for the coronavirus.
Five members of his family circle later contracted the virus, but Mr. Place was the only one hospitalized after 4 days of fever and incessant cough. He has been hospitalized ever since.
Michelle Zymet, Place’s wife and stepmother to his 21-year-old son, said she had continually begged her stepson, whose name has not been publicly identified, to avoid hanging out with friends and wear a mask.
She told local broadcaster 7 News Miami, “I begged him every time he left the house, ‘Please wear your mask, take sanitizer, make sure you wash your hands constantly. ‘”
Ms. Zymet added, “He confided to me, ‘Don’t worry, Mom. I’m doing everything right, relax, relax. ” You know what those kids are like, so I trusted him. “
“You’ve only let your guard down once, that’s all it takes. You come home and infect the whole house.
Commenting on her husband’s condition, Ms. Zymet said she “fights for her life literally every minute” in the hospital.
She also said she had been called a “horrible mother” and an “evil witch” for blaming the stepson for her husband’s condition, but added that she felt it was important to tell her family’s story amid a wave of infections first detected. among young people.
Zymet suggested other people to the family situation and take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, such as wearing a face mask and frequent hand washing.
“You are not invincible,” he said. This is not a joke. It is a fatal and devastating disease that affects millions of people around the world.
“You have to pay attention and perceive that you have to take the mandatory precautions, just wear the mask. At least wear the mask and try to wash your hands as much as possible. “
His call came as Florida continues to report thousands of new coronavirus cases.
The state on Thursday reported the largest one-day accumulation of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began and its second-largest accumulation in recorded cases.
Authorities recorded 13,965 new cases, bringing the total number in the state to more than 315,000.
The number of covid-19 deaths in Florida rose from 156 to a total of 4782, surpassing its previous one-day record of 133 new deaths on July 12.
The deepening crisis in Florida came as the U. S. The U. S. continues with the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak.
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