Ric Flair, 71, denies having COVID-19 but says his wife Wendy Barlow is battling the ailment
Ric Flair says he doesn’t have the coronavirus, but his wife Wendy ‘Fifi’ Barlow does.
The 16-time pro wrestling world champ, speaking with the New York Post Monday, said that Barlow have been cohabitating separately in the same 5,000 sq. foot home in Georgia.
‘My wife does,’ Flair, 71, told the outlet. ‘I live in the basement. She lives upstairs on the third floor and she got sick.’
The latest: Ric Flair says he doesn’t have the coronavirus, but his wife Wendy ‘Fifi’ Barlow does. The 16-time pro wrestling world champ, speaking with the New York Post Monday, said that Barlow have been cohabitating separately in the same 5,000 sq. foot home in Georgia
An insider told the Post that Flair had tested positive as recently as last Wednesday, and is generally asymptomatic aside from coughing. Barlow is dealing with more serious complications from the disease, the insider told the outlet.
Flair called reports that he’s personally tested positive for the virus ‘absolutely incorrect,’ adding that he’s in ‘excellent’ condition.
The outlet reported that Flair recently caught flak after not wearing a mask as he went through the drive-thru of a Starbucks in the Peach State.
The former NWA champ has past used his name to promote the American College Of Surgeons’ campaign to keep people at home to quell the spread of the pandemic.
An insider told the Post that Flair had tested positive as recently as last Wednesday, and is generally asymptomatic aside from coughing
Concern: Flair would be in a group that’s especially vulnerable to the virus, as he had health problems three years ago amid an extended hospitalization over heart and kidney issues
I’m ‘telling you, asking you, to stay home and stop the spread, and to thank all the people in the world of medicine today that are working to bring this virus to an end – let’s do this together, stay home and stop the spread,’ Flair said in a spot.
Flair would be in a group that’s especially vulnerable to the virus, as he had health problems three years ago amid an extended hospitalization over heart and kidney issues.
In Flair’s home state of Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp has not made masks mandatory, but health officials advise that anyone who’s tested positive or exhibited symptoms to remain at home.
Defining moment: Flair took on Shawn Michaels in Orlando in his 2008 retirement match
Georgia’s Department of Public Health advised people who test positive, ‘You must not go outside your home unless you need medical care or in the event of an emergency, such as a fire.
‘Do not go to work, school, or public areas, and do not use public transportation, Uber/Lyft, or taxis.’
A number of celebrities have publicly confirmed testing positive for the virus, including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Idris Elba, Prince Charles and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
As of Tuesday, the death total for COVID-19 was at 141,883 people in the U.S., with 3,891,893 total positive diagnoses, Johns Hopkins University reported. On a global level, 613,879 people have died amid 14,845,978 positive diagnoses worldwide.