Nigeria

We thought COVID-19 was a lie - Infected patients

Monday, May 18, 2020 at 5:07 PM by Tunde Ososanya Khadijah Thabit

- A number of Ghanaians who have had a near-death experience with COVID-19 indicate how they thought the disease was a lie

- A gentleman named Desmond Oppong revealed this on Facebook after he got infected with COVID-19 and went into isolation with other patients who confessed to him

- Oppong got infected in the Eastern Region, although he tried ensuring all the preventive measures

Some Ghanaian COVID-19 patients in intensive care units have revealed how they doubted the reality of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Ghana until they got infected.

This was made public by Desmond Oppong, a gentleman who has also tested positive for COVID-19 and has been put in isolation.

He made this known on his personal Facebook handle and the post has been sighted by Legit.ng.

Desmond narrated that getting infected with COVID-19 came as a surprise to him because he always made sure to protect himself by strictly abiding by all the required protocols.

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"I was a little bit shocked Cos being in the ER I also had my mask on. The only time I had it off was when I was in the office or eating," he said.

After testing positive for the coronavirus, Desmond had to be put in isolation together with other infected people.

Upon his arrival, Desmond described how he saw others who were preparing to leave (recovered) and some had joined the group over the period.

See entire narration in the post below:

He got to interact with some of the patients who had a near-death experience in isolation and some of them narrated how they initially thought this whole COVID thing was a hoax.

Many people have been reacting to the young man's story.

Stephenson Lehyah Lancelot encouraged Desmond to come out of the disease in Jesus' name:

Harriet Adomako Owusuaah blessed him greatly for sharing his story: