Mak Parhar, the New Westminster man who gained online notoriety for his belief the Earth is flat and outspoken denial that COVID-19 exists, has died of COVID-19. New Westminster police confirmed they were called to help paramedics at a home in the Sapperton neighbourhood Thursday morning, but arrived to find Parhar deceased.
In a recent livestreamed video, Parhar reported feeling ill with a variety of symptoms, including fatigue, chills, and a cough, which he said was "not CONVID (sic) because CONVID (sic) doesn't exist." In a video posted Wednesday, Parhar said he was feeling somewhat better and had recently taken Ivermectin.
Parhar was awaiting trial for refusing to quarantine after traveling to a flat Earth conference. Early in the pandemic, he was part of the movement to storm hospitals to film their supposedly empty ICUs. In April, he sued the B.C. government, claiming terrorism, extortion, and kidnapping related to their COVID restrictions.
Have a nice stroll, *******.