Tucker Carlson, chief anchor of Fox News in the United States, said that some patients infected with the new crown virus have "feminized" symptoms, which he expressed during discussions about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fight against the new crown virus last year.
U.S. Fox chief anchor Tucker Carlson
According to US media reports on December 8, in the latest episode of the highest-rated Fox News host series "Tucker Carlson Today", he interviewed Nigel Farage, former leader of the British Independence Party (UKIP). Farage spearheaded the Brexit campaign during the 2016 UK referendum.
Farage criticized Johnson for lacking leadership and decisiveness. "We've seen the Johnson administration take a 180-degree turn in policy than any administration I've ever had in my life," he said. ”
Carlson responded that someone had told him that the coronavirus infection had caused Johnson to "castrate". Carlson continued, citing an unnamed source: "It changed him, made him feminine and weakened his power as a man. ”
Farage (pictured left), former leader of the British Independence Party, speaks with Carlson
Farage was startled by Carlson's words. He didn't respond directly to Carlson's claims, but added: "Well, I think he (Johnson) is very sick and one of the things we've learned from COVID-19 is that people who are overweight tend to be in really bad shapes." ”
Carlson went on to say: "But I've noticed that the virus itself does take away the life of some people. I mean, it does feminize patients. No one has ever said that, but it's true. ”
Johnson was diagnosed with the coronavirus in late March 2020 and self-isolated at the Prime Minister's Office. His initial symptoms were said to be mild, including cough and fever, and he worked at home via video link.
But Johnson's condition deteriorated, and he was admitted to the hospital on April 5 of that year and transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) the next day. He was discharged from the hospital after a few days in the ICU and recuperated for two weeks at the Chequers Villa, the prime minister's country residence.
British Prime Minister Johnson was discharged from the hospital after recovering from COVID-19
Johnson later said doctors were hesitant to put him on a ventilator. "There's no doubt they pulled me back from Death," Johnson told reporters after recovering.
In October, Neil Cavuto, a Fox news colleague in Carlson, also tested positive for the coronavirus.
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