Article content A Cold Lake First Nations man who spent five weeks in a coma after contracting COVID-19 says he is lucky to be alive. âI was close to death,â said Rick Janvier, who blames his stubbornness for contracting the virus. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. CLFN man was in coma because of COVID-19: âWear your damn maskâ Back to video He suspects he caught the virus after he decided to take off his mask while working on a job site. Javnier said he had no underlying health issues, so he didnât think if he caught COVID-19 that it would affect him that hard.