Wall Street's most-photographed broker details his 47 days battling the coronavirus and transitioning to recovery: 'There is collateral damage'
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Dan DeFrancesco
May 15, 2020, 22:07 IST
Peter Tuchman is considered the most photographed broker that works on NYSE's trading floor.Lukas Jackson/Reuters
Peter Tuchman, considered the "most photographed man on Wall Street," detailed his battle with coronavirus in a recent Instagram post.
Tuchman, who contracted the virus on March 17, said it took him roughly 47 days to get over the Illness and he's now entering recovery stage, in a post on May 7.
"There is collateral damage. As you can hear from my voice, there is some scarring going on in my left lung. There are some neurological problems. My wiring seems a little twisted, as a result of the virus." Tuchman said.
In a post to his personal Instagram on May 7, Tuchman said he tested positive for coronavirus antibodies and no longer had any aggressive symptoms.
"It has been a long and arduous task in every possible way," Tuchman said. "There is collateral damage. As you can hear from my voice, there is some scarring going on in my left lung. There are some neurological problems. My wiring seems a little twisted, as a result of the virus."
A post shared by Peter Tuchman (@einsteinofwallst) on May 7, 2020 at 10:26am PDT
Exchanges' physical trading floors have drawn attention during the coronavirus due to the close proximity in which brokers need to work with one another. NYSE temporarily closed its iconic trading floor starting on March 23.
"Hope to be back on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ASAP," he said. "The moment it is safe and sound to protect the community: the brokers, the market makers, everybody down there."
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