A Louisiana man with coronavirus is in critical condition having been misdiagnosed with the flu by doctors, as per the NY Post.
Mark Frilot’s wife says her husband is “never, ever sick,” but began to experience a mild fever on March 6. NOLA.com report that he was soon too weak to leave his bed.
On March 8, having not recovered, the 45-year-old went to an urgent care clinic, where he was administered a standard flu test.
Mark was told he had the flu and given Tamiflu, the steroid prednisone and cough syrup with codeine.
When his fever refused to abate, however, he called doctors back and was told not to worry.
He decided to go to the emergency room when his health continued to deteriorate. Once there, the urgent care clinic sent over his paperwork, revealing that he had actually tested negative for the flu.
Heaven Frilot, his wife, said: “I was outraged. How does it happen?”
Doctors gave him a test for COVID-19 which soon came back as positive. Mark is currently being treated in intensive care as he battles both the virus and double pneumonia.
“A lot of people don’t get to this point — their body fights it off,” his wife said. “But not everybody.”
She’s now urging people to stay at home and isolate themselves in a bid to stem the spread of the virus.
We’re sending our thoughts and prayers to Mark Frilot, and indeed everyone else suffering with coronavirus around the world.
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