A retired policeman with coronavirus died alone on the street after leaving hospital with a 40 degree fever. Yon Chang was said to be suffering hallucinations and texted his friend Dr Marvin Moy to say he'd checked himself out of Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York, against doctors' advice.
The 56-year-old former NYPD sergeant reportedly claimed the ER was full of Nazis, goblins and ghosts after discharging himself at 2am on April 7.
Concerned by his sick friend's worrying messages - shared with New York Daily News on Wednesday - Marvin went looking for him, before dragging him back to the hospital.
In the entrance to the Emergency Department, Marvin said Chang collapsed but an NYPD officer and hospital staff member guarding the