| Doctors say that a builder in Croatia who died after falling off a 10-foot ladder actually died of COVID-19. You read that right. The unnamed man was pronounced dead at the scene after succumbing to his injuries, but a COVID-19 test was administered postmortem, and it came back positive, reports the Daily Mail. An autopsy revealed that large portions of his lungs were blocked. The man had a life-threatening condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Experts believe that this condition, which was caused by COVID-19, precipitated his fall. Under World Health Organization guidelines, his death was recorded as a COVID-19 fatality. Academics at the University of Zagreb said the Covid-induced illness had caused his fall, which they argued meant the death must be recorded as a Covid-19 fatality under World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. The scientists said the evidence ‘unequivocally’ led to Covid-19 being to blame for the death — but they did not specify how. Experts today suggested the man may have lost his balance while climbing the rungs, leading to the fall, which would make Covid-19 to blame. They added that going up a ladder while suffering from ARDS was the ‘last place I would want to be’. More |
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