The football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who tested positive for Corona, reported from the quarantine via Instagram story and swimming pool photo: He was symptom-free, he was fine, he felt strong. The 35-year-old also has a few health tips to share with the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for Corona in Lisbon last week. He was symptom-free and in quarantine, the Portuguese Football Association said on Tuesday. On Wednesday he was absent from his national team against Sweden – and on Saturday from his club Juventus Turin in the league game in Seria A against FC Crotone.
Eddy about Ronaldo’s corona infection
A selfie published by Ronaldo on social networks on Monday, showing him and his colleagues from the Portuguese national team eating, caused confusion – it is unclear when the photo was taken – i.e. before or after the positive test result. And then the Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora had also accused him of violating the corona protection measures because he had flown back to Italy from Portugal on Wednesday to continue his quarantine there despite the infection.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not the only celebrity professional footballer to test positive for Covid-19: Thiago Alcántara from Liverpool FC was hit at the end of September, and a few days earlier Zlatan Ibrahimovic from AC Milan. But a compulsory break for Cristiano Ronaldo – anyone who knows about his presence on social media suspects that one or the other message from the quarantine will follow. The Portuguese likes to publish private insights there.
Cristiano Ronaldo greets from the edge of the pool
Yesterday, the expectation was perhaps even exceeded a little: the football star published a photo in which he is smiling in swimming trunks sitting at the edge of an indoor pool. «Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do,» it says. Corona and quarantine – Cristiano Ronaldo shows us what it looks like when he makes the best of it.
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“I have no symptoms and feel strong”
The 35-year-old not only demonstrates his apparently good state of health, he also talks about it. In an Instagram live video, from which the Spanish sports newspaper «Marca» quotes, among others, he said: «I have no symptoms and feel strong.» to be able to enjoy life.” He is in quarantine at home, his family is on another floor of his house.
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The corona-positive football superstar goes into more detail about what he is currently doing to feel healthy and fit. Apparently, regular sunbathing is very important to him in order to maintain a good vitamin D level. “The sun helps a lot. People don’t see that, but she does a lot of good. If I have the opportunity to sunbathe, I do it.” It is more difficult in Turin, but he always tries to soak up “20 or 30 minutes of sun”. «I love to enjoy the sun on my terrace, that’s very important,» Ronaldo is quoted as saying.
Vitamin D is undoubtedly important for our health. It’s said to protect against colds, flu, osteoporosis, even cancer. It now also seems clear that the vitamin D level influences the course of Covid-19.
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The football star recommends vitamin C and omega-3 fatty acids
In addition to an optimal vitamin D level, a good supply of vitamin C, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids are also crucial in his view. For an intact immune system, he recommends “lots of vegetables and no sweets”.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is contained in abundance in rosehip, sea buckthorn, parsley and paprika. Exotic nuts provide a high content of the trace element selenium. For example, two Brazil nuts a day are enough to prevent selenium deficiency. And omega-3 fatty acids, which protect against cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s, strengthen the immune system, keep the brain fit and have a positive effect on muscle growth, are provided, for example, by oily fish such as salmon. More and more people are also taking omega-3 capsules.
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And otherwise? Good sleep and dry sauna
In the current Instagram story, Cristiano Ronaldo, who tested positive for Corona, reports from the saunaPhoto: @cristiano Instagram
“A lot of people don’t like to walk, but it’s important. And good sleep,” said Ronaldo. «Good sleep is the best medicine.» He himself sleeps well every night and between eight and nine hours, «thank God». «Invest in good sleep, it’s essential,» he advises. The corona infected Cristiano Ronaldo sent the latest sign of life from the dry sauna, sweaty and smiling a little hard: apparently another health tip from the football superstar.