Covid 19 coronavirus: David and Victoria Beckham feared they were super-spreaders

David and Victoria Beckham battled the coronavirus after contracting it during a visit to the United States, and feared they could be “super-spreading.”

A friend told The Sun newspaper that the couple contracted the virus while David was at the opening of his American soccer club, Inter Miami.

“It was an absolute nightmare scenario,” said the friend.

“David was on duty at his club, Inter Miami, and Victoria and the family flew in to support him.”

“They attended a couple of fancy networking events as David had promotional duties, and they were shaking hands and kissing fans and various club dignitaries.

“Then they flew back to London, and were taken straight to their Cotswolds mansion.”

After celebrating their son Brooklyn’s 21st birthday, they made another short trip to Miami, before falling on the telltale signs of Covid-19.

“David began to feel ill and then Victoria developed a sore throat and fever.

“At the same time, several members of his team, including drivers, bodyguards and assistants, became ill, some of them very seriously,” the friend told The Sun.

“Victoria panicked and put the whole family in rigid quarantine for more than two weeks.

“She was completely petrified that they could be super-spreaders, and she did her best to minimize all future risks.”

The couple recovered in their country mansion before being approved, antibody tests showed they were safe to travel on a family vacation to the Mediterranean.

Victoria and David were some of the first celebrities to endorse the UK’s Clap for Carers initiative, which saw the British cheering on healthcare workers.

In an Instagram video, Victoria thanked the people on the front lines of the Covid fight in the UK.

“Words cannot describe how grateful we all are for the courage and hard work of all who are making significant sacrifices to keep us safe,” he said.

“We are in this together. We are committed to helping the most vulnerable people in our communities: nurses and healthcare workers who are sacrificing their own health to treat and care for others; teachers who continue to support their classrooms; mothers and children, many of whom are now at home, balancing full-time jobs and homeschooling, and the elderly, who are at increased health risk and unable to shop for themselves. “