Texas anti-mask movement leader has died of COVID-19

An activist who led a campaign in Texas to against the use of masks and other coronavirus prevention measures died Victim of COVID-19, one month after admission to intensive care.

Caleb wallace He died on Saturday, a month after being admitted to hospital, his wife reported Jessica wallace on the GoFundMe page. He was 30 years old and the father of three daughters.

Caleb passed away peacefully. He will always live in our hearts and minds ”, wrote the woman, who is now pregnant with their fourth child, the newspaper reported Normal San Angelo Hours.

July 4, 2020, Caleb Wallace held a protest in San Angelo where participants carried signs against the use of masks and business closures, and scientific evidence rejected on COVID-19 and the press coverage of the subject.

“We are not happy with the situation in the United States at this time.”Wallace said in July 2020.

In April, he wrote a letter to the San Angelo School District, demanding that he cancel all preventive measures against the coronavirus.

Jessica Wallace told the newspaper her husband started to experience symptoms of COVID-19 on July 26, but refused to be tested or to go to the hospital.

I prayed that he would come out with a new perspective and a greater appreciation for life.

In the place of taken high doses of vitamin C, zinc pills e ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug that experts have asked people not to use for COVID-19.

Caleb Wallace was admitted to the emergency room on July 30 and since August 8, he had been unconscious and was breathing using a machine.

The day before her death, Jessica Wallace wrote online that her husband “He was an imperfect man, but he loved his family and his daughters more than anyone.”

“To those who wished death, I regret that their views and opinions hurt them. I prayed that he would come out with a new perspective and a greater appreciation for life. I can’t say more because I can’t speak for him, ”he wrote.

(With AP information)

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