Kay Burley battled coronavirus in February and ‘still feels after effects’

Kay Burley caught coronavirus back in February, and still feels the after effects today.

The Sky News presenter has revealed she spent three days in bed as she battled the virus at the start of the pandemic, saying she was suffering from high blood pressure and "a headache that felt like a band was tightening around my head".

This weekend Burley apologised as she admitted to "inadvertently" breaking the rules by visiting two establishments on a night out to celebrate her 60th - only one is allowed.

In an interview given before the incident, she told the Evening Standard : "Even now, sometimes I'm really tired. I don't know if that's the after-effects of Covid."

In the same interview, the now 60-year-old shared that she "missed" partying and letting off steam.

She said: "Before Covid I said that I kept fit because I like to be able to go out and party for as long as I could. I am so missing that part of my life.

"I can understand why it is causing mental health challenges for people. It's good to let off steam."

Burley tweeted on Monday evening that she "inadvertently broke the rules" due to nature calling after visiting a "Covid compliant" eatery.

She shared that she made an "error of judgement" and expressed her embarrassment at the situation.

Kay began: "Evening everyone I want to apologise to you all for an error of judgment. On Saturday night I was enjoying my 60th birthday at a Covid compliant restaurant. I am embarrassed to say that later in the evening I inadvertently broke the rules."

In a second tweet, she continued: "I had been waiting for a taxi at 11 pm to get home. Desperate for the loo I briefly popped into another restaurant to spend a penny. I can only apologise."

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