One of the first people in Ireland to contract Covid-19 has told how he only suffered mild symptoms while his wife fell seriously ill.
Declan Connolly, from Galway, told RTÉ's Today with Seán O'Rourke that he and his wife Debbie, who are in their mid-50's, picked up the virus on a ski holiday in Italy.
They learned after they returned home that one of their friends had tested positive for coronavirus after which they began to self-isolate, he said.
Mr Connolly said his wife Debbie was confirmed to have the virus on 6 March - and he tested positive the following day. He said they were both immediately admitted to separate isolation units in University Hospital Galway, where his wife Debbie is still being treated, after 18 days. "My symptoms
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