Man who said Covid was a hoax dies from virus after hosting illegal parties, World News

A prominent Covid-19 denial and conspiracy theorist has died from the virus after holding two rallies at his home in Norway.

Norwegian Hans Kristian Gaarder died on April 6 in the city of Gran, about 65 km north of Oslo, with subsequent tests showing he had coronavirus.

According to media reports, just days before his death, he organized two illegal gatherings in a barn on his property on March 26 and 27. Several participants have since tested positive for the coronavirus and passed the virus on to their close contacts.

“We don’t know how many or who took part in the arrangements, but ask all participants to have a corona test as soon as possible,” police said in a press release, according to newsinenglish.no.

Gaarder had used various social media channels to peddle false information relating to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the 2020 US election.

Meanwhile, the overall number of Covid-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 141.1 million, while deaths have climbed to more than 3.01 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the number of cases and death toll worldwide were 141,113,721 and 3,017,412 respectively. .

The United States is the worst-affected country with the highest number of cases and deaths in the world at 31,668,532 and 567,217, respectively, according to the CSSE.

In terms of infections, India comes second with 14,788,109 cases.

(With contributions from agencies)