Many countries were forced to go on lockdown in a bid to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown left many with ample time on their hands and for 26-year-old Zhou, it may have been too much time.
The Chinese man who was recently labeled Wuhan’s fattest person gained a whopping 100 kilograms during the city’s five-month lockdown.
Zhou lost check of his weight when his relatively normal lifestyle of working at a local cafe became affected by the lockdown.
He was admitted at the Wuhan University Central South Hospital on June 1st after his weight had made it impossible for him to sleep comfortably anymore.
“Doctor, I haven’t closed my eyes for 48 hours. It’s so uncomfortable. Can you help me?” Zhou allegedly asked Dr Li Zhen, the deputy director of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Center of the Central South Hospital of Wuhan University. By that point, he had already contacted other doctors, who had refused to assist him because of his extreme weight.
A team of paramedics struggled to get Zhou out of his home and into an ambulance and he was admitted to the ICU.
