Al Pacino reveals his 'pulse stopped' as he recalls near-death experience due to Covid

Al Pacino has shared that helium astir died from Covid-19 successful 2020, revealing helium "didn’t person a pulse" for respective minutes.

The 84-year-old Godfather histrion recounted his acquisition with the virus, which helium contracted earlier vaccines were available.

Pacino told the New York Times: “They said my pulse was gone. It was truthful – you’re here, you’re not. I thought: Wow, you don’t adjacent person your memories. You person nothing. Strange porridge.”

The Scarface histrion went connected to explicate that helium "felt not bully – unusually not good" and described experiencing a fever and dehydration earlier losing consciousness.

"I was sitting determination successful my house, and I was gone. Like that. I didn’t person a pulse," helium recalled.

An ambulance arrived, and Pacino regained consciousness to find a aesculapian squad successful his surviving room, consisting of six paramedics and 2 doctors.

He continued: “They had these outfits connected that looked similar they were from outer abstraction oregon something.

“It was benignant of shocking to unfastened your eyes and spot that. Everybody was astir me, and they said: ‘He’s back. He’s here.’”

Pacino, speaking to People, questioned whether helium had really died, adjacent aft a caregiver confirmed helium had nary pulse.

“I thought I experienced death. I mightiness not person … I don’t deliberation I died,” helium told the outlet. “Everybody thought I was dead. How could I beryllium dead? If I was dead, I fainted.”

The Oscar victor told the New York Times helium "didn’t spot the achromatic airy oregon anything" and that "there's thing there" aft death.

When asked by People if his near-death acquisition had changed however helium lives, the Hollywood histrion replied: “Not astatine all.”

He shares much astir the ordeal successful his upcoming memoir, Sonny Boy. His latest film, Modì, Three Days connected the Wing of Madness, premiered past week astatine the San Sebastián Film Festival.