Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
CORONAVIRUS WARNING FROM ILL DUBS STAR
DUBLIN Ladies footballer Siobhán Killeen has tested positive for Covid-19 and has spoken out to warn people to abide by expert advice.
Killeen, 27, first experienced symptoms last Sunday, was tested on Monday and received her result on Tuesday.
She is now selfisolating at home but is doing well and anxious to return to work when she’s given clearance.
Killeen, a former Republic of Ireland soccer international who scored a remarkable tally of 5-4 for Clontarf in the 2018 All-ireland Intermediate club final, is a radiographer at Dublin’s Mater Hospital.
“I’m doing fine. I took a turn on Sunday evening, I got the sweats in the sitting room after working that morning, and a really bad headache,” she explained.
“Up until that point, I was really well, really busy in work but quite active as well.
“I went for a run on the previous Friday, had a training session on my own on the Saturday, and a cycle after work on Sunday morning.
“On Sunday evening, I took a turn for the worse, and became unwell.
“That lasted all through the night, aches in my legs that travelled to my back.
“I never really got respiratory symptoms, I didn’t have difficulty breathing, a sore throat or cough. It was the sweats and headache and while, looking back, I may have coughed once or twice over the weekend, it was nothing out of the ordinary.
“We will get through it, once we all play our part, and everyone has such a big role to play.
“We need to obey the regulations in place.” In her role as a radiographer, Killeen was playing a key role as the health system and the general population battles Covid-19. “We always had the correct PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). “I wouldn’t have considered myself vulnerable but the stats are that 25 per cent of cases are healthcare workers and I was just maybe around it more often.
“I’m self-isolating for two weeks from when I first showed symptoms but I’m not thinking too much about that, especially when you’re 24 hours in a room.
“I’m Covid-19 positive but I feel healthy and well and the hospital have been great.
“I’ve had infectious team doctors, occupational health and the HSE in touch. A pulse oximeter checks my oxygen levels and my pulse, feeding electronically into an app on my phone and they can check that remotely.”
I wouldn’t have considered that one but the stats are that 25% of cases are healthcare workers