A Chinese man’s left lung has collapsed after he jogged for two and a half miles while wearing a face mask

A Chinese man’s left lung has collapsed after he jogged for two and a half miles while wearing a face mask.

The 26-year-old resident, known by his alias Zhang Ping, was rushed to the Wuhan Central Hospital on May 7 after he became breathless and started suffering severe chest pain.

The doctors found that Mr Zhang’s left lung was punctured and shrunk by 90 per cent. They believed the condition was caused by the high pressure in the man’s organ due to the fact that he carried out intense exercising while wearing a mask. 

A Chinese man’s left lung has collapsed after he jogged for two and a half miles while wearing a face mask.

The picture shows people jogging on the Hong Kong island waterfront on April 28

Chinese residents are seen wearing face masks while exercising at a park in Beijing on April 23

The jogger is now in stable condition after undergoing an operation, the hospital said in a social media post on Monday. 

Mr Zhang started running about two weeks ago in the hope of improving his fitness after his hometown had been under a lockdown for more than two months, according to the .

The resident insisted wearing a face mask during his exercise — despite occasionally feeling suffocating and uncomfortable — after seeing other joggers with face-coverings.

On Thursday evening, Mr Zhang started feeling breathless and slight chest pain just after he ran for 2.5 miles.

He carried on jogging for a bit longer before eventually giving up and walking home.

Mr Zhang’s family later rushed him to the hospital after the resident felt the pain exacerbating.

The man started running about two weeks ago in the hope of improving his fitness after his hometown Wuhan (pictured) had been under a lockdown for more than two months

The doctors found Mr Zhang’s left lung, which shrunk by 90 per cent, had collapsed and even edged his heart towards the right side of his chest.