Actress Lena Dunham details her painful experience with Covid-19


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After a month of self-isolating and routinely checking her oxygen levels on a pulse oximeter, Lena Dunham says she eventually tested negative despite lingering symptoms. Photo: Filepic

Girls mastermind Lena Dunham has shared her "Covid Story" in a lengthy Instagram post detailing her experience battling the virus as someone who suffers from chronic illness.

Last week, the writer, actress and producer revealed she tested positive for Covid-19 in March after being "reluctant" to add her voice "to a noisy landscape on such a challenging topic." Her early symptoms included achy joints, a high fever and "crushing fatigue."

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