MANCHESTER, KOMPAS.com – A man on English, Chris Grailey (29), lying on a hospital bed because of Covid-19 after thinking he was “invincible”.
He is now being treated in intensive care after being disparaged corona virus by saying it as nonsense.
The man who works as a sales manager at a company from Ancoats, Greater Manchester, England, is now breathing with help ventilator.
Reporting from Mirror, Friday (25/09/2020), Grailey does not have a congenital disease. But he is not sure if he can recover from Covid-19.
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He wants other young people to learn from their mistakes and take the corona virus seriously before it’s too late.
In a video message shared with Manchester Evening News (MEN), Grailey said he contracted the corona virus after not wearing a mask while on vacation on the island of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
“I paid the price. I have no previous health problems. I don’t want anyone to make the same mistake as me,” he said.
He asked everyone to be careful and not to follow in his footsteps which had previously underestimated the corona virus.
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On Friday, Chris spoke to MEN from his hospital bed in Watford, England, online online and express his regret.
He said he fell ill while on holiday on the island of Santa Cruz de Tenerife last week.
“I was sick for most of the holiday. Loss of appetite, smell, and cold sweat. But it was much worse when I returned home,” said Grailey.
On Sunday (20/09/2020), he was taken to the hospital and underwent a medical examination. In the evening, he asked to go home thinking he was fine.
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But his illness got worse and on Tuesday (9/22/2020), he was rushed to the hospital again and immediately taken to a special Covid-19 ward.
He was then diagnosed with the corona virus and acute pneumonia.
“What I felt last week was the closest to hell – I was literally sitting there and ready to just give up,” said Grailey.
He said he could not breathe normally, walk and move.
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“The reason I show you all this is because I was the first to say it was all nonsense, it was just a bad cold, a government conspiracy and so on. It was all wrong,” he said.
“It can affect anyone, I am 29 years old without congenital disease. This is a serious problem. Please wake up my friends. Life is more than this,” continued Grailey.
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