26-Year-Old Wuhan Man Suffers Collapsed Lung While Jogging With Face Mask

In a similar incident involving physical activity, two Chinese boys had passed away within a week of one another as a result of wearing masks during gymming.

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China: In yet another shocking incident related to physical straining with a mask on, a man in China passed out after the lung burst post a two mile run in the coronavirus epicenter city of Wuhan.

The young jogger, who is 26 years of age, was rushed to Wuhan Central Hospital where a major surgery had to be performed for the collapsed lung after complaining of difficulty in breathing, according to the UK’s Sun. Upon investigation it was found that the man’s left lung had compressed by 90 percent, which moved the heart to right side of his body.

The condition of collapsed lung is known as pneumothorax, which occurs when air leaks into the space between the lung and the chest wall,  leading to shortness of breath which can turn fatal as well.

Chen Baojun, head of thoracic surgery at the hospital, said the man was already prone to a spontaneous pneumothorax because of his tall and lanky frame. According to the report, health officials also cited wearing a mask as one of the reasons for the man’s lung burst.

In a similar incident involving physical activity, two Chinese boys had passed away within a week of one another as a result of wearing masks during gyming.  It is when both boys aged 14 years were running laps for a physical examination when they suddenly collapsed on the track. One of the boy's death certificate listed the cause as sudden cardiac arrest.