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Former Channel 10 newsreader Tracey Spicer has revealed she is battling Covid-19.
The journalist and author, 55, shared her diagnosis on social media earlier this week and also wrote a lengthy post about her symptoms on LinkedIn on Wednesday.
Spicer, who received a positive result from a PCR test, said her symptoms 'hit like a freight train' and also described the fatigue from the virus as 'debilitating'.
Positive: Former Channel 10 newsreader Tracey Spicer has revealed she is battling Covid-19
Tracey said she first had a RAT test (rapid antigen test) that confirmed she had coronavirus, before getting a PCR test.
She said her symptoms began on Sunday.
'On Sunday morning, I felt fabulous. Then, I felt a tickle in the back of my throat. This is not unusual as I often get hayfever,' she said.
Candid: The journalist and author, 55, shared her diagnosis on social media earlier this week and also wrote a lengthy post about her symptoms on LinkedIn on Wednesday
After doing a RAT test, that came back positive, Tracey said she 'immediately self-isolated' with her family.
'Late that afternoon, it hit like a freight train. My head felt like it was in a vice. Then came the
