Colombian cyclist Fernando Gaviria confirmed his recovery from the emerging Corona virus, which he contracted while participating in the Emirates Bicycle Tour, which was discontinued late last month after two cases of Covid-19 were confirmed.
On February 27, it was announced that the last two phases of the circumambulation had been canceled, after two injuries were recorded among the participating teams, before six additional cases were subsequently announced.
Some teams were placed in quarantine for a temporary period, before a number of them were able to return to their country.
"The last tests I underwent were negative, and the doctors allowed me to be discharged from the hospital," Gaviria wrote through his account on Instagram.
The 25-year-old cyclist, who defends the colors of the Emirates Bicycle team, waited until March 12 to confirm that he was among those who contracted the virus during the cruise.
The Colombian cyclist is still in the Emirates, and he stressed that "my focus now is to return to my country and meet again with my family."
But Colombia, as many other countries in the world, imposed extensive restrictions on movement of travel and travel as part of efforts to combat the epidemic "Covid 19". Local authorities required residents to remain in their homes until April 13, as they closed their borders and stopped commercial air traffic.
Colombia recorded about 500 infections and six deaths reported by the Coronavirus.