Alex Gonzaga reveals COVID-19 battle, shares journey to recovery

Alex Gonzaga has revealed that she and her family are survivors of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The actress shared her journey to recover in her latest vlog, which kicked off with a clip of Alex crying and revealing she tested positive for COVID-19.

"Nagka-COVID ako and thank God ako ay nakasurvive. Actually the whole family, nagkaroon ng outbreak dito sa aming bahay," she said.

Apparently, someone in their home had a craving and decided to eat out. Alex said that must be where they caught the virus. She and her parents, her fiance Mikee Morada, and her assistant Sofie all tested positive for COVID-19.

 

 

 

 

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New VLOG about my COVID journey. As a family of positivity 3 weeks ago, Magaling na po kami lahat ‘wag po kayo mag-alala. At nahawa lang po kami ng isa sa kasamahan namin and my parents have been very careful all this time kaya nalungkot lang ako. #LinkinmyBio

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Oct 23, 2020 at 9:31pm PDT

In the video, Alex could be seen inconsolable during the third day of her quarantine.

"Sobrang nasira ang plan ko ngayon October. Gusto ko ikasal ngayon kasama 'yung family, konting friends, pero dahil sa walang kakwenta-kwentang bahay nagkaroon kami ng COVID. So kailangan ko baguhin lahat ng plan ko. Tapos may show ako dapat, new show. Di rin ako naka-attend. For the next two weeks dito ako sa bahay," she said.

"Gusto mo ikasal pero 'di naman pwede. Gusto mo ikasal pero ganito 'yung nangyari, so parang 'di mo pa alam kung itutuloy mo pa or hindi," she added.

She shared that her symptoms included feeling weak, slight fever, sore throat, loss of appetite, and clogged nose.

None of them required hospitalization and isolated themselves during their recovery.

By the third week, Alex said she was "back to normal" and that she tested negative for the swab test.

"I'm very, very happy that we are one of the many people who survived COVID as a family," she said.  —JCB, GMA News