[Washington Examiner] A 20-year-old Spanish soccer coach who was told by doctors he had "no need to worry" died a few days later from the coronavirus.Francisco Garcia, a coach of a youth soccer team, died a few days after developing symptoms on March 6, which were later identified as complications of the coronavirus, according to his family.
"His doctor told him to take paracetamol and sent him home and said there was no need to worry," his stepfather, Juan Fernandez, told the Sun on Wednesday.
Fernandez said his stepson's condition worsened overnight, so they went back to the health center where he got antibiotics and was told again to go back home.
"We didn’t think anything was really wrong, and nor did they, then," Fernandez said. "But, by the next day, he couldn’t stand up properly, and he had a fever. We knew it was a bit more serious than a cold or the flu, so we drove him to Carlos Haya Hospital where they admitted him immediately and put him on a ventilator."
"That was the last time Irene and I saw him," he added.
Doctors ran tests on Garcia and found that he not only had the coronavirus but also leukemia.