發燒2天疑感染新冠肺炎！《超級名模生死鬥》冠軍奈爾迪馬科「拒絕接受檢測」

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新冠肺炎疫情影響全球，演藝圈許多明星陸續傳出確診。《超級名模生死鬥》第22季冠軍奈爾迪馬科（Nyle DiMarco）今（22日）向粉絲表示，連續發燒2天，疑似感染新冠肺炎，不過他卻選擇留在家裡，拒絕接受檢測，因為他希望把檢測機會留給其他重症患者。

▲▼《超級名模生死鬥》第22季冠軍奈爾迪馬科。（圖／翻攝自Instagram／Nyle DiMarco）

▲《超級名模生死鬥》第22季冠軍奈爾迪馬科。（圖／翻攝自Instagram／Nyle DiMarco）

奈爾迪馬科在Instagram透露，上周日晚間開始連續48小時，經歷發燒、發冷、喉嚨痛、輕微咳嗽等，而且失去味覺、嗅覺等新冠肺炎的症狀，當時他保持鎮定，與醫生溝通之後，選擇自我居家檢疫，在家密切觀察呼吸道狀況，嚴重的話可能會致命，還好目前正在康復，不過仍保持隔離中。

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然而，奈爾迪馬科自知非常可能感染新冠肺炎，不過他拒絕參加檢測，「美國covid-19試劑短缺，很多重症患者比我更需要它！」他坦言，明白檢測是很重要的，而且在南韓等國家中已證明可以有效控制疫情，「在完美的情況下，我當然會接受檢測，然而美國並非足夠人人接受檢測。」

現年30歲的奈爾迪馬科是2015年美國綜藝節目《超級名模生死鬥》第22季的冠軍，也是史上第一位聾啞人士冠軍、第二位男性冠軍，近年來開始在美劇演出。

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I do not typically do this but I wanted to share something… I’ve been really sick and I am now on the mend. It is very possible I contracted coronavirus and I have access to get tested but I do not want to. The reason is because there is a shortage of covid-19 test kits in the U.S. and the sick patients need it more than I do. For 48 hours starting Sunday night, I had a fever, body chills, a sore throat and a mild cough. All these are symptomatic of COVID-19. Some with COVID-19 have reported not being able to taste or smell. That was my experience too. I knew I wasn’t a high risk so I stayed calm. I communicated with my doctor and self-quarantined. I kept an eye out for any respiratory issues because if it worsened, it could be deadly. But I recovered…. And I still am self-isolating. I’d like to stress that testing is important. Widespread testing has been a key part for some countries like South Korea’s efforts in handling Covid-19. In a perfect world, I’d take the test. Unfortunately the U.S. lacks enough test kits. If you are healthy and have no respiratory issues, I encourage you to be mindful of sick patients that need to get tested more than you do. And stay at home to avoid spreading and help flattening the curve. We’re in this together. Let look out for each other!!

Nyle DiMarco（@nyledimarco）分享的貼文於 PDT 2020 年 3月月 21 日下午 12:05 張貼