Anna Camp is opening to test positive and fight the new coronavirus.
Taking to social media on Tuesday, the Perfect tone The actress shared that she was “extremely ill for over three weeks” and still has “persistent symptoms” even though she is now negative for COVID.
“I was incredibly safe. I was wearing a mask. I used hand sanitizer. Once, when the world was starting to open up, I decided to give up on wearing my mask. Once. Once. And I ended up wearing it,” she wrote. on Instagram with a photo of her in a mask.
She went on to explain that although people believe that having COVID-19 is “like having the flu,” she asks that they differ. “I have had the flu, and this is not absolutely that,” he wrote, adding that there is a deeper fear with COVID-19.
“The panic of contracting a virus that is basically untreatable and is so new that no one knows the irreparable long-term damage it does to your immune system is incredibly stressful. Completely losing my sense of smell and taste without knowing when or even if they will, the return is extremely disorienting, “he added.
The 37-year-old actress further revealed that she currently “only smells about 30 percent” of how she used to, and other “lingering symptoms” that she continues to face for a month after being diagnosed include dizziness, extreme fatigue, breasts hit, upset stomach, nausea. , vomiting and fever. “
“I’m lucky. Because I didn’t die. But people do. Please wear your mask. It can happen at any time. And it can happen to anyone,” Camp emphasized.
Recognizing that although she felt “safe” at some point, everyone can “make a difference” wearing a mask. “Wearing a mask is saving lives. Thank you to everyone who came to see me during this terrifying moment,” she said. “Please be safe out there. Let’s do our part and wear a mask. I don’t want any of you going through what I did. Although it’s a small thing, it can have a big impact, and it’s incredibly easy to do.”
Camp joins stars Idris Elba, Olga Kurylenko and Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, the Bachelor star Colton Underwood and more who have announced that they also tested positive for COVID-19.
This article originally appeared on THR.com.
