He recently revealed that wife Wendy ‘Fifi’ Barlow has tested positive for COVID-19.
But Ric Flair was still willing to ignore CDC recommendations and venture out in public without a mask last Friday, as seen in photos obtained by DailyMail.com.
The 71-year-old wrestling legend even hit up a Starbucks drive through in Duluth, Georgia without any sort of facial covering.
Taking a chance: Despite his wife testing positive for COVID-19, Ric Flair was still willing to ignore CDC recommendations and venture out in public without a mask last Friday, as seen in photos obtained by DailyMail.com
The athlete, whose real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr, also paid for his coffee with a twenty dollar bill.
The CDC has also advised Americans to pay without using cash where possible, as the coronavirus can be transferred via the bill.
Later, the retiree returned to the home he shares with Barlow, while carrying his caffeinated beverage and sporting a T-shirt bearing his own name.
Coffee run: Later, the retiree returned to the home he shares with Barlow, while carrying his caffeinated beverage and sporting a T-shirt bearing his own name
Denial: Flair has previously denied reports he also has the coronavirus
Flair has previously denied reports he also has the coronavirus.
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 told the outlet. ‘I live in the basement. She lives upstairs on the third floor and she got sick.’
The latest: Flair says while 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 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.