Indian tennis player Sania Mirza on Tuesday said that she contracted the novel coronavirus earlier this month but has recovered since then.
In an emotional Instagram post, which included a picture of Mirza and her 2-year-old son, the athlete shared her experience with COVID-19, a disease that has killed over 253,000 people in India alone.
“Just a bit of info as to what’s been going on since the year began. I had contracted covid 19. I am healthy and absolutely fine now by grace of the almighty but I just wanted to share my experience. I was lucky to not have any major symptoms for the most part of it, but I was in isolation and the toughest part was to stay away from my 2 year old and family,” she captioned her post.
“I can’t even imagine what ppl and their families are going through when ppl are sick in hospital all alone and by themselves..it was scary as you aren’t very sure what to expect and hear so many different things and stories. You get a new symptom every day and the uncertainty of it is extremely hard to deal with not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well,” it added.
“I just want to say after having been through it, I was fortunate to be more or less ok throughout it all, but to be away from my family was one of the scariest things – to not know when I’ll see them again,” she added.
“This virus is no joke, I took all the precautions as I could but still contracted it ..we must do everything we can to protect our friends and family.. wear your masks, wash your hands and protect yourself and your loved ones..we are in this fight together,” she concluded.
Mirza, 34, has won six Grand Slam titles in her career. From 2003 until her retirement in 2013, she was ranked India’s No.1 player by the Women’s Tennis Association.
