![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) *About ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) # You will not urinate blood due to infection with the Sars-CoV-2 virus 3.7.2020, 17:02 (CEST) A story is circulating on social media about a man who tested positive are on Covid-19. According to the report, this caused the man to urinate blood and the people who come near him would have about an 80 percent chance of also tested positive. Moreover, the author of the message claims that the man ran away from the \"Torhout hospital\", but is that correct? RATING: Most of the claims are incorrect. Blood is peeing not a direct symptom of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. Furthermore, the claim that there There is an 80 percent chance of becoming infected near a corona patient based on scientific evidence. Finally, according to AZ, there is Delta hospital in Torhout, no one ran away during the past period. FACTS: In the message, the man is accused of having been absent since Friday, June 26 has been infected with Covid-19 and has been urinating blood ever since. However, experts have they question that statement, since urinating blood is not a direct symptom of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. According to the Public Health Research Center Sciensano, fever, cough and dyspnea (or shortness of breath) are the most important symptoms for the virus. Patients may also suffer from fatigue and muscle pain. According to the report, the man also ran away from the hospital Torhout\", but that is also not correct. According to the AZ Delta hospital Torhout, the only hospital in the municipality, was there around the age of 26 June (and after) no one walked out of the hospital. Or the man in it hospital tested positive for corona cannot be confirmed for privacy reasons shared. Furthermore, according to the report, a girlfriend of the man has an 80 percent chance to become infected, but that percentage is also not supported by scientific evidence. There is no research that proves this how great that chance is in the presence of a corona patient. There is, however R-value; the number that indicates how many people one infected person infects. On July 3, that value is 0.93, said Prof. Dr. Pierre Van Damme, virologist at the University of Antwerp, in De Morgen and in Het Laatste Nieuws. The hospitals emphasize that the virus is highly contagious and that every time the hygienic measures must be respected. Finally, the author of the message may be infringing privacy. \"If the man depicted has not given permission to to use the image, and the image was made public opposite other people, his right to image is violated," says professor Patrick Van Eecke, privacy and GDPR legislation expert at the University Antwerp. \--- Left: Facebook message: (archived: Symptoms of corona Sciensano: (archived: AZ Delta campus Torhout: Visitor/campussen/campus- rembert-torhout(archived: Prof. Dr. Pierre Van Damme: vandamme/ (archived: Article De Morgen: Belgium-keeps-rising-but-experts-are-not delivered~b95f0f3f/?referer= (archived: Article The Latest News: rises-to-0-93-and-does-not-stop-there-according-to-steven-van-gucht- next-week-almost-certainly-above-1~a95f0f3f/ (archived: Prof. Dr. Patrick Van Eecke: eecke-patrick/ (archived: Right to image: image (archived: \---Contact the dpa fact check team: factcheck-belgium@dpa.com powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
A story is circulating on social media about a man who allegedly tested positive for Covid19 According to the report this would cause the man to urinate blood and people who come near him would have an 80 percent chance of also testing positive Moreover the author of the message claims that the man ran away from the hospital of Torhout but is that correct