‘For 25 minutes I ran out of oxygen’: Pepe Reina speaks out on battling coronavirus
The Aston Villa goalie Pepe Reina has revealed he endured “endless minutes of fear” after contracting coronavirus that left him unable to breathe. The Spaniard he was on the mend after “the worst moments of my life”.
Reina, on loan at Aston Villa from Napoli, told Corriere dello Sport: “It is only now that I am winning the battle against coronavirus.” He began to feel sick nearly two weeks ago.
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“I was very tired after experiencing the first symptoms of the virus,” he said. “A fever, dry cough and a headache that never went away. It was just that constant feeling of tiredness.
“The most difficult moment was when I could no longer breathe, the 25 minutes I ran out of oxygen. It was the worst moments of my life.
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