Arsenal Women goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin recovers from coronavirus

Arsenal Women goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin has narrated how frightened she was when she tested positive to coronavirus which she has recovered from.

Peyraud-Magnin is the second person at Arsenal after Mikel Arteta to have tested positive to the virus.

The French International contracted the virus on March 16 after returning to London from Lyon.

She said: "I was still frightened. All the doctors I had told me that I had contracted Covid-19.

"I had a lot of symptoms related to this virus: fever, cold, constant headache, respiratory discomfort, immense fatigue and loss of taste and smell. I checked a lot of boxes.

"My mother told me that I had the symptoms of coronavirus, and I'm starting to really be afraid. The difficulty in breathing followed. There, I really freaked out because it was stressful, the stress causes hyperventilation and so on.

"Trying to phone people or say things, I couldn't do it and it caused fatigue like I never had. It put me to bed. It's been 11 days since I have been out of my house at all. Otherwise, it's better."

Peyraud-Magnin concluded by thanking the medical professionals who cared for her.

"I would like to give a big thumbs up to the whole medical profession," she said.

MyNigeria.com reported weeks ago that Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, announced that he tested positive to the virus.

The Spaniard said: "It’s true I started having some symptoms when we got the phone call from the club to let us know that we might be exposed to the virus because of the owner of Olympiacos and in that moment, I don’t know, I felt something within me, that I had it.

"Then you realise: 'Wow, everybody can be exposed here, this is very serious' and you start to think about the people that you've been in contact with and the other people that can be related to us. That's when a bit of fear comes.

"In terms of symptoms, it was a normal virus for me. I had three or four days which were a little bit difficult, with a bit of a temperature and a dry cough, and some discomfort in my chest. That was it.

"The difficulty is that I have people at home, three kids as well and I was worried. My missus has been through it and my nanny's been through it. Thank God, the kids never got it. We are all completely fine now."