Former world champion boxer L Sarita Devi has recovered from COVID-19. She has, however, quarantined herself away from her home in Imphal for the next 10 days to ensure her young son’s well-being.
The 38-year-old had tested positive on August 17. Her husband Thoiba Singh had also tested positive.
She was discharged from a care facility on Monday after returning a negative test.
“I came back yesterday after testing negative. My husband was discharged last week but I had to spend a few more days at the COVID care centre after my test came positive. But thankfully I am out of there now,” Sarita told PTI.
She has lodged herself at the hostel of her academy near her home in Imphal. This is to ensure that her seven-year-old son Tomthin is not at risk. The child had tested negative for the virus last month.
“If I would have gone home, he would have come running to me. And I can’t take that risk. For his sake, I have decided to isolate myself at my academy’s hostel,” she said.
“My husband is also here but he will leave because his isolation will be over in the next couple of days as he was discharged before me,” she added.