Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk has revealed that he was one of the 27 Sale Sharks players who tested positive for coronavirus last season.
In an interview with British publication The Telegraph, the World Cup winner opened up on his experience of having Covid-19.
The Sale Sharks squad was hit by an outbreak towards the end of last season which cost them a place in the Premiership playoffs in October as their final-round match against the Worcester Warriors was called off.
The 2020-21 Premiership campaign starts this weekend and De Klerk confirmed he was now fully recovered.
“I was pretty bad. I had severe body aches and a fever for the first few days. After that, I was a bit tired. I was probably one of the worst cases at the club but I’m all good now and feeling great,” De Klerk said.
“I think I have had worse cases of flu, but the problem with it is that people get different symptoms, so you are just seeing what is going to happen.
“I felt pretty bad for the first few days and a lot of family were maybe a bit scared of me being on my own and having it. But, in terms of not infecting anyone else, that was a good thing.”
De Klerk is one of 10 South Africans currently on Sale’s books.
Jono Ross, Akker van der Merwe, Coenie Oosthuizen, Lood de Jager, Cobus Wiese, Rohan Janse van Rensburg and the Du Preez brothers Dan, Jean-Luc and Robert all ply their trade at the Manchester-based outfit, while another South African, lock JP du Preez, is also set to join from the Cheetahs.
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday issued warrants of arrest for the Bushiris, who fled South Africa and went to their home country of Malawi last week.
The couple was out on R200 000 bail each when it emerged they had not appeared for their Friday check-in with police – a requirement in terms of their bail conditions.
On Saturday, Bushiri said in an interview that they had fled because they believed their lives were in danger in South Africa and they would not get a fair trial.
A statement on the Bushiris’ arrest.
On Wednesday, Bushiri said in a statement that he would be presenting himself before law enforcement agencies on Wednesday morning to “legally explain and defend the decisions that I made to come to Malawi”.
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Face masks don’t restrict breathing during exercise, researchers say
This means that they’re harmless and should therefore be worn when exercising
An exception, however, is in cases where people suffer from severe cardiopulmonary disease
Since a face mask is supposed to cover the mouth and nose in order to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, wearing one while exercising is uncomfortable for most people.
However, contrary to previous findings that wearing a mask during exercising impairs oxygen intake – as well as the World Health Organization’s official advice, stating that “people should NOT wear masks while exercising, as masks may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably” – a new study suggests that this isn’t the case.
According to the researchers who looked at the effects of face masks on the cardiorespiratory system (the heart, blood vessels, and lungs) during physical activity, most people should be able to breathe perfectly well with a mask on while exercising, despite it not feeling comfortable.
“There might be a perceived greater effort with activity, but the effects of wearing a mask on the work of breathing, on gases like oxygen and CO2 in blood or other physiological parameters, are small, often too small to be detected,” study author and exercise physiologist, Susan Hopkins from the University of California San Diego (UCSD), said in a news release by the university.
For their study, Hopkins and colleagues reviewed existing scientific literature on the effects of different face masks, including surgical masks, N95 respirators, and cloth face masks, on cardiorespiratory response during physical activity.
Based on their analysis, they said that current evidence suggests while face masks worn by healthy people during exercise result in minimal resistance to airflow, they do not seem to significantly impact lung function and oxygen intake, and are therefore harmless.
They did acknowledge that dyspnea (breathing discomfort) may potentially increase when exercising with a face mask, especially when one is not used to doing so.
“Wearing a face mask can be uncomfortable,” says Hopkins.
“There can be tiny increases in breathing resistance. You may re-inhale warmer, slightly enriched CO2 air. And if you’re exercising, the mask can cause your face to become hot and sweaty.
“But these are sensory perceptions. They do not impact cardiopulmonary function in healthy people.”
Exceptions for certain people
The authors also gave the assurance that their findings apply to both young and old adults, irrespective of gender. However, there is an exception in patients with severe cardiopulmonary disease who have an increased risk of experiencing exertional dyspnea, they cautioned.
“In such cases, these individuals might feel too uncomfortable to exercise, and that should be discussed with their doctor,” Hopkins said.
“However, the fact that these individuals are at great risk should they contract Covid-19 must also be considered.”
The researchers also disclosed that the literature investigating this issue is evolving and that further studies are still needed to support these findings.
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