He said the coronavirus was not real and did not wear a chin strap or take any other preventive measures until he became infected and died

What we know: Coronavirus doesn’t care whether you believe it or not. It does not discriminate with regard to infection. Fans of the ever-appealing conspiracy theories will continue to deny this reality, until he hits them in the face.

As happened to Gary Matthews in the UK who claimed that the Covid-19 that puts the world on hold is not real. Reason why He did not wear a chin strap or take precautions to avoid infection.. In fact, he did the opposite.

Matthews, who was an artist and was 46, discovered his mistake in the worst possible way: the virus infected him, made him sick and killed him. Morpheus has said it before: fate, apparently, is not without irony.

According to The Guardian, Matthews he died alone in his apartment in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the night they gave him the coronavirus test result, after being sick for a week.

“It was heartbreaking for the family. We always take all of this into account. They were all very close. He spoke to his family every other day. He had a sister, a niece and a nephew, ”he said. The Guardian, Tristan Copeland, Matthews’ cousin.

Copeland insisted that “he didn’t think Covid-19 was real and would not adhere to government measures against the pandemic, “including social distancing and mask use.

“I begged him to wear a chin strap and maintain social distance. But he and his friends had the mentality that they needed to go meet people to show that they didn’t believe in government, ”he added.

Copeland called his cousin a brilliant artist and added that “he didn’t deserve this. Nobody deserves it … yet he was a dear member of the family and he had not changed as a person, ”he concluded.