NY man hid coronavirus symptoms to get in maternity ward to be with wife giving birth.

[zackymilly]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-man-exposed-coronavirus-hid-symptoms-visit-wife-maternity-n1173326


A husband who was exposed to the coronavirus hid that he was feeling ill so he could visit his wife in the maternity unit of an upstate New York hospital.

The man told the truth only after his wife also began showing symptoms. UR Medicine said Monday it will begin taking the temperature of visitors to its hospitals' maternity units.

"It was purely an honor system before," spokesman Chip Partner told the Democrat and Chronicle, which first reported the incident. "Now we're adding the temperature check."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Selfish fool.

Damn, people are stupid sometimes.

[Afromania]

2. Jesus what a fucking idiot.

[SMC22307]

3. JFC... this infuriates me. (n/t)

[HarlanPepper]

4. Lock up. Throw away key.

[npk]

5. Wow! Genius at work here

Considering that new born babies and the elderly have the highest risk of death from this virus, what truly clever thing to do. I mean words cannot even begin to describe how stupid that is.

[customerserviceguy]

6. An honor system

only works with people who are honorable.