Pastor Who Said Coronavirus Pandemic Is 'Mass Hysteria' Dies From The Virus

A Christian pastor, who shared claims that coronavirus is media 'mass hysteria', is among the first people from Virginia to die from the deadly virus.

Landon Spradlin, 66, from Gretna in Virginia, passed away in Atrium Health Cabarrus hospital, in Concord, North Carolina, after complications with double pneumonia while also suffering from coronavirus.

He had fallen ill while travelling with a ministry to New Orleans with his wife.