A Chinese man's left lung has collapsed after he jogged for
two and a half miles while wearing a face mask.
The 26-year-old resident, known by his alias Zhang Ping,
was rushed to the Wuhan Central Hospital on May 7 after he became breathless
and started suffering severe chest pain.
The doctors found that Mr Zhang's left lung was punctured
and shrunk by 90 per cent. They believed the condition was caused by the high
pressure in the man's organ due to the fact that he carried out intense
exercising while wearing a mask.
The jogger is now in stable condition after undergoing an
operation, the hospital said in a social media post on Monday.
Mr Zhang started running about two weeks ago in the hope of
improving his fitness after his hometown had been under a lockdown for more
than two months, according to the Wuhan Central Hospital.
He initially jogged for three kilometres (1.86 miles) per
day but increased the running distance to six kilometres (3.73 miles) after a
week. On Thursday evening, Mr Zhang started feeling breathless
and slight chest pain just after he ran for 2.5 miles.
He carried on jogging for a bit longer before eventually
giving up and walking home. Mr Zhang's family later rushed him to the hospital
after the resident felt the pain exacerbating.
The doctors found Mr Zhang's left lung, which shrunk by 90
per cent, had collapsed and even edged his heart towards the right side of his
chest.
The hospital said that the resident could have been in
'life-threatening danger if he was brought in a bit later'.
Mr Zhang had undergone an operation and is now in stable
condition, the hospital said yesterday.Daily Mail
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