A muscle-bound nurse who contracted Covid-19 has shared horrifying photos of before and after he was put on a respirator and treated for the deadly virus.
Mike Schultz, 43, from San Francisco dropped 50lbs in weight while receiving critical care at Boston hospital's coronavirus ward for six weeks.
He had no underlying health conditions and used to work out six days a week, but had to be sedated and intubated when his symptoms worsened and his lungs filled up with fluid.
When he came round from his ordeal he was so disorientated he thought he had only been in hospital for a week. Meanwhile his once 190lb ripped body had become gaunt and so weak he found even holding his mobile phone difficult.