# Virologist Dr. Peter Piot tells his own COVID story

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**Created:** [May 13, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virologist-dr-peter-piot-tells-his-own-covid-story/853689 "2020-05-13T02:57:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virologist-dr-peter-piot-tells-his-own-covid-story/853689/1 "2020-05-13T02:57:36Z")

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This MD/PH.D. doctor was instrumental in the discoveries of Ebola in 1976, and AIDS just a few years later. This is a condensed version of an article that appeared in a prominent Dutch magazine a few days ago, also translated from Dutch to English.

> **[‘Finally, a virus got me.' Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on...](https://www.science.org/content/article/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19)**
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> Top virologist Peter Piot spent 1 week at a London hospital in April and has been recovering at home since