Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi has spoken about his coronavirus scare, admitting he thought it was 'a minor temperature' at first.
The England international was one of the first Premier League figures to be diagnosed with the deadly disease, along with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, and their cases led to the shutdown of the top flight.
Around three weeks later, Hudson-Odoi insists he has fully recovered now and claims he didn't feel too bad while suffering with Covid-19.
'I am feeling perfect,' he told Chelsea's official website. 'I had the virus which has cleared now. I fully feel good, I feel fit, so I am feeling back to myself so it is all good.
'I had it [the illness] three weeks ago now I think, on a Monday when I felt a bit hot and I was thinking this is a bit unusual, why do I feel this hot. The next day I was feeling back to normal.
'I thought it was just a minor temperature thing, but obviously it wasn't. I said to myself this wasn't actually that bad, the symptoms, and I said to myself "I feel good, I feel better".
'Everyone has been asking me how I have been which has been class from them. They have been showing me support and saying "Cal, get well soon, I hope you are okay now".
'It has been very warming and a good feeling to know you have got your team-mates behind you, backing you and making sure you are feeling well and encouraging you.'
Football remains in lockdown with no imminent return to action expected as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep across the globe.
Hudson-Odoi says he is desperate to return to the pitch as soon as possible but only when going to games is safe for everyone involved.
'Everything is happening so fast and I did not know this virus would be such a major thing and so big in the world and affect so many people,' he says about what has happened since his diagnosis.
'Everyone has to be careful and judge things how they go and hopefully the virus will go soon and everyone will be back to normal.
'I want the football to come back as soon as possible, I'd want it to come back today if it could but this thing [pandemic] is growing and it is going to keep growing so the thing is we want everyone to stay safe and stay well.
'We want to be out there playing football and we want to enjoy what we are doing and we want the fans to be enjoying everything with us.'
Source: m.allfootballapp.com