Young COVID-19 patient who traveled to Miami Beach says it's 'most incredible pain' he's experienced

[RandySF]

A 25-year-old Canadian who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus says he felt “the most incredible pain” he’s ever experienced while suffering from the virus’s symptoms.

David Anzarouth tested positive after taking a vacation to Miami Beach in early March, according to a report from CBC News.

Anzarouth says he attended the Winter Party Festival, a week-long event already linked to nine cases of the novel coronavirus.

The 25-year-old says he began feeling the worst effects on March 12. “My body felt like I had been flattened,” he said.

“There were points where I thought I might need to call 911 and to get picked up and to go to a hospital.”....

Anzarouth says he arrived in South Florida on March 5 for the festival, which ran from March 4 to 10.

At that point, some large events in Miami-Dade County — such as Ultra Music Festival and Calle Ocho — had already been voluntarily postponed or canceled.

But Gov. Ron DeSantis did not recommend “mass gatherings” be postponed until March 12. On March 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended individuals avoid crowds of more than 50. The next day, March 16, President Donald Trump said people should not gather in groups larger than 10.



https://floridapolitics.com/archives/324392-young-covid-19-patient-incredible-pain

[blueinredohio]

1. Waaaaaah!!

[denem]

4. Early March.

People were not being advised about social distancing then. March 5, 158 cases had been reported.

[Mariana]

10. Doesn't matter that it wasn't his fault.

Some folks will get off on the fact that he suffered with this.

[denem]

15. :(

[FreeState]

18. This was a gay event

As a gay man we should have known better. Both silence and greed = death.

The organizers should donate 100% of their profits to care and close down.

[misanthrope]

2. I have heard this from others

I wonder how common pleurisy might be in COVID-19 sufferers.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Good Point

I had pleurisy once. It does hurt like heck!
Constant hurt, then gets worse with inhaling. A major drag!!!

[misanthrope]

13. A frequent description of pleurisy's pain

is of a knife inserted into the back.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. For Me, Ribs Too

Under the arm pits. Geez, that hurts!

[uponit7771]

3. Wonder if he thought it was a hoax too, I don't blame the young so much as a blame Red Don for not

.. going from 0 to 10 in -2 seconds with how dangerous this virus is.

[Crunchy Frog]

8. The kid's Canadian. Hopefully not taking his cues from Trump.

[Turin_C3PO]

5. Governor DeSantis

should have closed the beaches much earlier. This is on him.

[bdamomma]

11. A filthy

repig too, should we be surprised.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. A good learning experience.

I hope more of those kids get a learning experience, though hopefully not in the form of dead parents or grandparents.

[Mariana]

9. What exactly do you think he should learn from this?

That he should improve his divination skills? How to be a better clairvoyant? There were't any restrictions or much in the way of warnings out when he was traveling.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. This disease wasn't any secret by early March.

And he doesn't even have the excuse of being one of Trump's subjects.

And it's not like college kids haven't continued crowding the Florida beaches even now.

There's a lot of young people who think they're invincible, and aren't taking this business seriously. I'm just hoping that they learn something.

[Takket]

14. "it's just the flu. if i get it i get it. but i'm going to have my fun!"

isn't what what the spring breakers told us???????

[RandySF]

16. Yet they're supposedly smarter than us Boomers and Gen Xers?

[steve2470]

19. this guy is only a year older than my son....

I was already concerned for my son, who works with the public every day at close quarters.....

Best wishes to Mr. Anzarouth!

[superpatriotman]

20. WMC participants are international

They took the ‘silent menace’ back to their respective countries via their respective petri planes.
Congratulations, Florida, for helping to never ‘flatten ‘ the stupid, greedy curve.