JK Rowling has thanked fans for their messages of support after revealing she’d been experiencing symptoms of coronavirus for the last two weeks.
On Monday, the Harry Potter author tweeted a video to her 14.5 million followers of a doctor at Queens hospital, Romford, demonstrating breathing techniques intended to help those showing symptoms of Covid-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.
Alongside the clip, the 54-year-old revealed that for the last two weeks she’d shown “all symptoms” of coronavirus, and did the exercises in the video on the advice of her husband, who is a doctor.
“I’m fully recovered & technique helped a lot,” she explained.She also stated that while she had shown symptoms, she had not been tested for coronavirus.
An hour later, she added: “Thank you for your kind and lovely messages! I really am completely recovered and wanted to share a technique that’s recommended by doctors, costs nothing, has no nasty side effects but could help you/your loved ones a lot, as it did me.
“Stay safe, everyone.”Please watch this doc from Queens Hospital explain how to relieve respiratory symptoms. For last 2 weeks I've had all symptoms of C19 (tho haven't been tested) & did this on doc husband's advice. I'm fully recovered & technique helped a lot.https://t.co/xo8AansUvc via @YouTube— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 6, 2020Thank you for your kind and lovely messages! I really am completely recovered and wanted to share a technique that’s recommended by doctors, costs nothing, has no nasty side effects but could help you/your loved ones a lot, as it did me. Stay safe, everyone x— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 6, 2020Rowling announced last week that she was launching a new website titled Harry Potter At Home, full of activities for fans of the franchise to get stuck into while on lockdown.
She tweeted at the time: “Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of magic, so I’m delighted to launch HarryPotterAtHome.com”Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of magic, so I’m delighted to launch https://t.co/cPg0dZpexBpic.twitter.com/i0ZjTplVoU— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2020A synopsis on the website explains: “Welcome to the Harry Potter At Home hub where you’ll find all the latest magical treats to keep you occupied – including special contributions from Bloomsbury and Scholastic, nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world.
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