Julie said her lungs went into overdrive after contracting the deadly COVID-19 and she struggled to even walk to the toilet, before she was treated in just nine days
" Julie, from Singapore, showed flu-like symptoms with a fever of 38.5C on February 3 so she took two Panadols before taking a rest.
"I just felt a bit tired and remember sleeping the whole day," she told BBC 5 Live.
"And then after that, the fever went and the rest of the week I was well. I didn't even have a sniffle or a cough." -------- But five days later, she was told by the doctor that she had tested positive for coronavirus.
he was taken to a hospital for quarantine and stayed in the ward by herself, which she described as "four walls with a door".
She added: "I got my food through a secure hatch, my medication, my change of clothing, my towel.
"You may have a phone, you can text someone, you may have a video call." ------------ Julie battled the disease for nine days and was finally tested negative for the virus.
"I don't know about the long-term impact, the only thing I know is that I cannot walk for long, simply because I will feel a little bit short of breath and I feel the need to sit down," she explained.
"That's something that has never happened to me before."