Bok legend confirms he is COVID-19 positive

NEWS: The coronavirus is continuing to claim high-profile casualties.

The latest is Springbok legend Danie Gerber, who said he was “shocked” after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Gerber, now 61, is in the ‘vulnerable’ age group.

Speaking to the Port Elizabeth-based Herald newspaper, said his received the news of his positive test for the coronavirus on Friday.

Capped 24 times for the Boks between 1980 and 1992, he 19 tries – holding the record for most tries scored against England (three) in a single match.

“I am shocked,” Gerber told the Herald.

“I cannot believe it.

“I am just worried about my family now. They are now awaiting [their] results.”

Gerber said he had travelled extensively by plane in the previous two weeks and believes he may have caught the virus in the process.

“I have no clue where I could have gotten it.

“I have been playing golf in several places and travelling all over [South Africa].

“I have been on six aircraft and in contact with a lot of people.

“Whoever I have been in contact with, please check for symptoms and get yourself tested,” he said.

Gerber says his symptoms include body aches and a fever.

“I was in pain and went to get it checked out. I then went to the drive-through test centre (in Port Elizabeth) on Thursday and they phoned me on Friday afternoon.

Gerber has been told to self-isolate by healthcare professionals.

“I am shocked that I was positive. I am currently at home in a room that I cannot leave. It is starting to sink in and it is very scary.

“When you do the test you fill in the forms and state where you have been. So they [the department of health] have it but they have not contacted me.

“I am feeling fine besides feeling sore. I have no other symptoms, no cough or anything like that. Luckily I stay fairly fit so I think that has helped me as well.”

Source: HeraldLIVE