A Ukrainian Instagram influencer who stated that he thought CoVid-19 did not exist has died of the disease aged 33. It is thought that Dmitriy Stuzhuk, who had over 1 million Instagram followers, caught the disease while taking a trip to Turkey.
He documented his illness and trips to hospital in his native Kiev, Ukraine. However, his fight was lost against the virus and he died of heart complications brought on by the disease.
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He wrote on social media shortly before his death:
"I want to share how I got sick and to strongly warn everyone. I was one who thought that Covid does not exist. Until I got sick. COVID-19 IS NOT A SHORT-LIVED DISEASE! And it is heavy. The hospital is completely filled with people, some of them being treated in corridors."
He had been treated for 8 days in the hospital and been given supplementary oxygen, however, after being released, his condition quickly deteriorated and he was rushed back. Sadly, he passed away soon afterwards.
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Sofia Stuzhuk, 25, the ex-wife of the social media star and mother to their three children, wrote online shortly before his death:
"His heart is not coping. His state is extremely grave. No-one can do anything with this. I did everything I could so the father of my three children lives. But nothing depends on me now."
"Only warm memories remain, three beautiful kids and valuable experience. God, it is so terrible to realise that he is not with us anymore."
Dmitriy Stuzhuk built up his following promoting a fitness account that advocated healthy eating and exercise, it also showed him in powerful physical shape, not someone who you would perhaps imagine to die as a result of a CoVid-19 infection.
Ukraine has suffered over 300,000 official CoVid-19 cases, far less per capita than most other countries, and over 5,000 deaths, again far lower than other countries of similar size. Worldwide tens of millions have now officially been infected though the real number is thought to be vastly higher than official statistics suggest. More than 1 million people worldwide have died from the infection, and many European countries are again seeing a huge surge in cases.
While the disease affects mostly the older generation, many people in their 20s, 30s and 40s have succumbed to the deadly virus, just as in the case of Dmitriy Stuzhuk. Doctors strongly advise wearing a mask, washing your hands thoroughly and maintaining social distance in order to avoid infection.
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