Samoan father Geoff Muliaga Brown was twice turned away before testing positive for COVID-19.
At the time, he was denied the test for COVID-19 because his symptoms weren't severe and he didn't meet the criteria.
He was finally admitted a week later.
His daughter attends Auckland's Marist College - which now has the country's biggest cluster of COVID-19 cases of 66
The Auckland man shared his journey with his followers on Facebook to encourage others to heed the warnings and take the virus seriously by staying home.
Last week, our Tapatahi team shared Geoff's story while he was a patient in Auckland hospital.
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Today, he gave us an update whilst still recovering at his home in Auckland.
Another Samoan dad, and well-known radio broadcaster, Sela Alo, took to Facebook as well, confirming he had tested positive recently for COVID-19 as well.
Me and Covid-19You will never know until #Covid19 actually hits you whether you're going to be strong enough to come out the other side. We're not playing any games here and no one is immune. This isn't worth the risk for you and your families.
Staying in your bubble doesn't mean creating a bubble larger than who lives in your house now! In other words, you can't meet up with anyone including other family for any reason - that is not ok!
When you have contact outside your bubble, the chance of transmission increases. And our Maori and Pacific Communities are at super risk because most of us already suffer from underlying medical conditions such as Heart disease and Diabetes. Please keep to your bubble, keep local and play your part. Stay home and save lives - simple.
Stay Safe and Stay Blessed x🙏🏽❤️
Posted by SnP Show on Thursday, April 2, 2020
Both dads are urging our Māori and Pacific communities especially to keep safe and stay home.
STAY HOME & STAY SAFE***THANK YOU*** for your overwhelming support of my last post.***THANK YOU***🙌🏾🙌🏾
Even in recovery, I’m reminded that in our own small ‘Bubbles’, we all still have a massive part to play if we’re to beat this thing and win!
There have been a couple of things that have come out over the weekend that I thought would also be good to get across in plain and simple English. Pua’s going to help me out as well.🤫😊
Please continue to Stay Safe, Stay at Home and Stay Blessed. 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽#Lockdown #Covid19 #Hope
Posted by SnP Show on Saturday, April 4, 2020
