Co-founder Apple identifies himself and his wife as the first Covid-19 infected patients in the United States

In a new post on his Twitter, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak acknowledged that he or his wife could be the first patient (patient zero) with Covid-19 in the United States, responsible for the transmission. spread of disease in this country.

Wozniak said he and his wife, Janet Hill, had returned from China earlier this year, coinciding with the time when the corona virus began to spread strongly in Wuhan.

Wozniak’s tweet followed by a check-in via the Swarm app, showing that he and his wife were at the West Coast Sports Academy, California. They are here to ” examine Janet’s severe coughs. They start on January 4. We had just returned from China and maybe both were” patient zeros “in the United States. ” :

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is famous for being a joker on Twitter.

Update: Wozniak’s wife was not infected with Covid-19

A USA Today reporter contacted Janet Hill to confirm the information her husband posted on Twitter, according to which she said Janet only had a cough due to a common sinus infection.

It is impossible to predict whether Wozniak really thought he had Covid-19. In the past, he said his Twitter account was created for “pranks and pranks “. Chances are this is a tweet like that of Wozniak. The Cult of Mac newspaper contacted Wozniak for more details.

In fact, Covid-19 cannot easily be diagnosed through clinical symptoms. Because, it causes fever, cough, runny nose and shortness of breath like many other diseases.

And most people with Covid-19 exhibit mild symptoms. Only a small number of patients, especially those with pre-existing conditions such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes, develop pneumonia and die after being infected with Covid-19.

Currently, the virus has spread globally, with the latest statistics showing more than 90,000 people have been infected. More than 3,100 of those patients died.

After Wozniak’s tweet was widely shared, it drew a lot of interest from kind people (along with some humorous jokes). “We all know, a famous Mac doesn’t have a virus.”