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DENVER: A 12-year-old Colorado boy who was hospitalized after his family said he tried a TikTok challenge that dared people to choke themselves until they lose consciousness has died. Joshua Haileyesus died last Saturday, according to an obituary published online by Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery in Denver. He was admitted to Children's Hospital Colorado on March 22 and was taken off life support after 19 days, according to a GoFundMe page dedicated to raising funds for Joshua's medical, and now, funeral expenses. Haileyesus' twin brother found him passed out in the bathroom of the family's home in the suburb of Aurora on March 22. KCNC-TV reported that doctors told relatives the boy was brain dead. Joshua's father, Haileyesus Zerihun, told the station that a few days before his son was found unconscious, he bragged to his brother about being able to hold his breath for a minute. The so-called "blackout challenge" on TikTok dared users to choke themselves until they pass out. "Unbeknownst to his parents, Joshua had been playing this dangerous game completely unaware of the risks involved," the GoFundMe page said. Joshua's family hopes their story will inspire others to talk about any games or challenges that
BARCELONA (AFP) - There has been "no sign" of coronavirus infection among 5,000 unvaccinated people who took part in an indoor trial concert last month in Barcelona seeking pandemic-safe ways to celebrate mass events, organisers said on Tuesday (April 27). The participants underwent PCR tests two weeks after the March 27 event and "there is no sign that suggests transmission took place during the event", Mr Josep Maria Llibre, a specialist in infectious diseases from the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital told a news conference. Organised by the hospital and a group of Spanish music promoters, the concert in the Palau de Sant Jordi was billed as Europe's biggest indoor rock concert since the start of the pandemic. It featured one of Spain's most popular bands, indie rockers Love of Lesbian. Participants wore FPP2 surgical masks at the concert, but there was no assigned seating or mandatory social distancing. Ahead of the gig everyone underwent mass screening and antigen tests. They were tested again 15 days later and only six people were found to have Covid-19. "We are certain that in four of these six cases, transmission did not take place during the concert,"
