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Television host Jeremy Clarkson revealed his battle with Covid-19 over Christmas.
British journalist and television host Jeremy Clarkson revealed that he battled Covid-19 over Christmas.
“I got Covid for Christmas. I’m not going to lie, it was pretty scary, ”Clarkson wrote in a recent article for The times.
Clarkson’s typical wry humor had a good dose of sadness this time when he described his experience.
“Where, because I’m 60 and overweight, and because I’ve smoked half a million cigarettes and had double pneumonia, I would probably die, alone, in a lonely plastic tent,” he wrote, about pre-existing conditions, lifestyle choices and age that can increase the chances of a person succumbing to Covid-19.
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In the days leading up to Christmas, Clarkson said he was sweaty in bed with a dry cough. But before going to the doctors and getting tested, he did the very normal human thing: he googled.
Several corners of the Internet informed him about the symptoms of Covid-19 as “shooting pains in the legs. Tennis elbow. Housemaid’s knee. Loose stools Dizziness. A loss of taste, ”Clarkson wrote, making up some laughing symptoms.
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Jeremy Clarkson in 2015. In a recent article, Clarkson said that when his children came up to greet him from the garden on Christmas Day, he was panting in a full face mask.
Other corners of the internet told him to cure himself with disastrous-tasting kale, berries and cider vinegar along with “fair trade” honey.
After his positive test, he sided with the government’s advice to isolate himself, which was easier in concept than in practice. Clarkson was in what he described as the “smallest cabin in Christendom” with his girlfriend, Lisa Hogan, and their children.
“Who goes to the bathroom? Who gets the fridge? Clarkson wrote. “In the end, I went to bed with the new Don Winslow book and a bag of kale to wait for the Grim Reaper to poke his head out the door.”
At first, the symptoms were mild, but Clarkson took a terrifying turn on Christmas Eve. When his children came over to greet him from the garden on Christmas Day, Clarkson was panting and donning a mask.
The experience showed Clarkson how little is known about Covid-19. He reflected that doctors and governments do not know for sure if a vaccine will work in the long term, if the antibodies will be enough to prevent people from contracting it again or how to approach it.
“I don’t even know if I’m better now,” he wrote. “Seriously, I have no idea.”
