Former spinner and legendary cricketer Shane Warne revealed that while he was battling the dreaded Covid-19, there came a stage where he had to be put on a ventilator. On August 1, Warne had self-isolated after returning a positive test result following his stint as coach of the London Spirit, a franchise of The Hundred.
Warne, who had taken both doses of the vaccine, shared the details of his Covid-19 battle saying he was put on a ventilator briefly but it wasn't for anything serious.
"It was a bit like a hangover, I had a pounding headache. The first couple of days, when I tested positive, I just had a thumping headache and I had one day where I had the shivers, but (was) sweating, like when you have the flu," Warne told The Herald Sun.
"I lost a bit of sense of taste for a few days, but after three or four days I was fine. I have apparently got the holy grail. I have been double vaccinated and I have had Covid, so I am meant to be absolutely fine now."
Warne, 52, however added that he did not suffer from any extreme ramifications of Covid-19, and that it did not take him too long to recover fully. "It wasn't because I could not breathe, or anything like that, it was basically a special ventilator that I was trialling to make sure there were no longer-lasting effects that Covid would have on me," he said. "I have been fine, I have been able to run, I have been able to do everything. I have been absolutely fine," he said.
{{/usCountry}}Warne, 52, however added that he did not suffer from any extreme ramifications of Covid-19, and that it did not take him too long to recover fully. "It wasn't because I could not breathe, or anything like that, it was basically a special ventilator that I was trialling to make sure there were no longer-lasting effects that Covid would have on me," he said. "I have been fine, I have been able to run, I have been able to do everything. I have been absolutely fine," he said.
{{/usCountry}}Warne had reported feeling unwell ahead of Spirit's game against Southern Brave and he along with another member of the Spirits support staff had entered self-isolation. His lateral flow test came out positive and it was the confirmed once the RT-PCR test suggested the same.