Dmitriy Stuzhuk: Anti COVID-19 influencer dies after months of denying the virus
An influencer who thought the coronavirus did not exist has died after contracting the virus in a stark warning to the Australian anti-vax brigade.
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An influencer who thought COVID-19 did not exist has died after contracting the virus in a stark warning to the Australian anti-vax brigade.
Fitness influencer Dmitriy Stuzhuk, 33, had been discharged from hospital in his native Ukraine after testing positive — but was rushed back as his health rapidly deteriorated.
After becoming ill, he had posted to his fans: “I want to share how I got sick and to strongly warn everyone.
“I was one who thought that Covid does not exist … until I got sick.”
He told his one million followers: “COVID-19 IS NOT A SHORT-LIVED DISEASE! And it is heavy.”
His ex-wife and mother of his three children, Sofia Stuzhuk, 25, said coronavirus had triggered heart complications.
Despite the fact that more than a million people have died from the virus, some Australian influencers have continued to raise their doubts on social media.
Pete Evans, Isabel Lucas and a number of NRL WAGs have repeatedly denounced the virus.
Celebrity chef Evans has come under fire for repeatedly saying the virus is a hoax.
He was also fined $25,000 by the Therapeutic Goods Authority for his claims that a face mask could be used in relation to COVID-19.
Actor Isabel Lucas recently said she opted out of receiving a COVID-19 test while filming the movie Bosch & Rockit in Byron Bay last month.
“I gave my duty of care of what I could offer to respect everyone’s health and maintain my own health, and I shared that, and I opted out of doing the COVID test,” she said.
“Everyone was really respectful and really honouring of, like, how to maintain health while this very tricky time is underway. But I needed to do that. I felt like it was quite an understanding, relaxed group of people.”
She added, her healthy lifestyle created a healthy immune system.
NRL WAG and influencer Taylor Winterstein was one of the first to take aim at the virus back in March – claiming it was part of a greater “plandemic”.