A Florida businessman is fighting COVID-19 at a hospital intensive care unit after likely being infected by his son. The son became ill after gathering with friends where they took their masks off to drink and eat. A friend at the get-together later said she tested positive for the new coronavirus.
In this June 2020 photo made available by Michelle Zymet, her husband John Place breathes through a ventilator while fighting COVID-19 in an ICU bed at Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Fla. MIAMI -- For weeks, Michelle Zymet pleaded with her stepson to avoid going out with friends and to always wear a mask.
The young man, who did not want to talk to the media, had told his father and stepmother that he initially thought he had a common cold and took over-the-counter medication. When he heard about his friend testing positive for the new coronavirus, he still didn't think he had it. With Place unable to work at his photo booth business, Zymet's friends are raising funds for the family as they brace to handle hefty medical bills.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said younger people were celebrating the end of school or college, in some cases joining street protests and otherwise just getting together at house parties, underground venues and restaurants that converted themselves into bars late at night in violation of the rules.
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