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Two schoolchildren in China died of sudden cardiac arrest within a week while participating in physical education classes while wearing face masks.
Students from two different Chinese cities both “suddenly” collapsed on their schools’ running track and were later pronounced dead on April 24 and April 30, respectively.
Chinese educational authorities have canceled performance tests for this period as a result of concerns about students’ physical condition after three months of school closings.
A 15-year-old schoolboy, known by his last name Li, was pronounced dead on April 24 after collapsing during a physical education class at Dancheng Caiyuan High School in central China’s Henan Province. Shown here is Li with his father, Mr. Li
The student’s father, Mr. Li, told the press that his son was running on the school’s sports field before Li fell backwards. The picture shows the school Li attended before he died.
The children are believed to have had trouble breathing during exercise due to their face masks.
Their deaths occurred after another student also fell dead during a physical education class on April 14, but it was unclear if the student had been wearing a face mask.
Li, a 15-year-old student from central China, was pronounced dead on April 24 after collapsing on the campus of Dancheng Caiyuan High School in Henan Province.
The student’s father, Mr. Li, told the press that his son was running on the school’s sports field before Li fell backwards.
‘It happened in two to three minutes during her physical education class.
“He was wearing a mask as he lapped the running track, and he suddenly fell onto his back and hit his head on the ground,” Li said.
The father said that a local hospital issued a death certificate alleging “sudden cardiac arrest” as the cause of death.
But Mr. Li believed that his son’s death was caused by wearing a face mask during strenuous exercise.
Students in facial masks are photographed reading books in a courtyard of Pingmin High School on the first day of its reopening on April 25.
Students wearing face masks line up to check their temperature before entering a canteen at High School No.16 on the first day of its reopening on April 27.
“It was sunny and his physical education class was in the afternoon when it was at least 20 degrees Celsius,” suggested the Chinese father.
“It couldn’t have been comfortable wearing a mask while running.”
Mr. Li’s son had only returned to school for four days after classes resumed on April 20 for the first time since late January after three months of the coronavirus closing.
Cao Lanxiu, a professor at Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, disagreed with suggestions that the mask could have caused Li to suffocate due to lack of oxygen.
“I don’t think putting on masks caused this sudden death,” said Ms. Cao. “If this student had trouble breathing, he would have been aware of that and would not have continued running with his mask on until his heart stopped.”
The professor added that the only way to determine the cause of Li’s death was to perform an autopsy.
The student’s family refused to perform an autopsy to preserve the boy’s body, according to the press. It remains to be revealed if there was any conclusive link between Li’s death and the use of a face mask.
In the photo, students wearing face masks have a class at a high school in Shanghai on April 27
Tens of thousands of Chinese graduate students have returned to campus after spending three months at home due to the coronavirus. In the photo, students wearing face masks line up to have their temperature checked at the entrance to a high school in Shanghai on April 27.
Dr. Ren Zhiming, chief physician at Shanghai Jiao Tong University Xinhua Hospital, echoed Ms. Cao’s observation by suggesting that the student’s death may be related to undetected heart disease.
‘The exercise may have caused Li’s sudden death. Another reason could be that he had some heart-related illnesses that were not detected before, ‘Dr. Ren told People’s Daily.
‘Running with a face mask definitely affects the amount of oxygen [a person inhales]but it would not necessarily cause sudden death. “
The other, unidentified, scholar was reportedly participating in a 1,000-meter (0.62-mile) running exam while wearing an N95 respirator on April 30 when he collapsed and died at the Xiangjun Future Experimental School in Changsha province southern Hunan. China.
He is also believed to have died from breathing difficulties during the physical education exam, Chinese media reports. It is unknown whether an autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.
A 16-year-old student from the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was pronounced dead after he collapsed and died while running during a physical education class on April 14.
But it’s unclear if he wore a face mask while exercising, according to the press.
Schools in Shanghai installed detection facilities with ultra-red thermometers at the door to monitor student temperatures when there are more than 100 people on campus
The news came when tens of millions of students returned to the campus in China after spending three months at home after the coronavirus closed.
Authorities in several major cities, including Tianjin and Shanghai, have canceled performance tests for students this year amid concerns over the students’ physical condition after the school closes.
Shaanxi and Zhejiang provinces have also phased out physical education exams, while the Shenzhen manufacturing center said it would offer an alternative option for its physical training exam due to the decision by the Guangdong provincial government to drop plans. without changes.
The Henan and Hunan provinces, where the two deaths occurred, have yet announced changes regarding physical education lessons or exams.
The news came when tens of millions of students returned to the campus in China after spending three months at home after the coronavirus closed. In the photo, a student wearing a face mask leaves a high school in Beijing on April 27.
Authorities in several major cities, including Tianjin and Shanghai, have canceled performance tests for students this year amid concerns about the students’ fitness after the school closes. Students wearing face masks are seen leaving a school in Beijing on April 27.
