Remember all the ReOpen *insert state name here* protests? Well, it has just been reported that one of the founders of the ReOpen Maryland protest group has stated he has COVD-19:
A leader of protests to reopen Maryland says he is ill with COVID-19
"I had to go to the emergency room. I thought I was actually having a stroke, but it turns out I have COVID," Tim Walters said.
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One of the founders of ReOpen Maryland, a movement that pressured that state's governor to end his stay-at-home order, said he is ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Tim Walters revealed his diagnosis in a series of Facebook videos starting Tuesday, according to the Capital Gazette. Some of the videos appear to have been deleted.
In a Facebook Live video on Thursday, Walters gave an update on his health and said he had experienced chills the day before and his fever spiked at 103. He eventually had to go to the emergency room.
"I told you guys I wasn't feeling really well. I crashed later in the day, I had to go to the emergency room. I thought I was actually having a stroke but it turns out I have COVID," he said. "Here we are at the end of June and I get it. It really doesn't make sense.
Walters said his wife and son were being tested for the virus. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In another video on Friday, he said he was feeling better and cautioned people to be careful.
"If you think you had it ... don't make that assumption to the point where you're being less prudent about how you're behaving," he said. "The challenge with this, all the symptoms for everybody are completely different."