Many accused us of faking our Covid-19 diagnosis: Nida Yasir

TV host shares three-week ordeal with coronavirus and how her family recovered by staying home

It's been a little over three weeks since Nida Yasir tested positive for coronavirus. However, the actor-turned-talk show host has now recovered and returned to her morning show.

On Monday, Nida shared what she and her family went through while battling Covid-19, adding how she missed coming on air. "It has become so habitual for me to meet you guys (the audience) every day, that these last three weeks have been very difficult," she started. "The year 2020 is not about succeeding; it is about survival."

Talking about the ongoing pandemic, she added, "I always told my sister that there is so much hoo-ha about corona, humare kisi qareebi banday ko tou hua nahi (No one close to us has tested positive). And we didn't really think of getting tested since I really didn't have any symptoms of the virus as I was doing a live show till the very last day."


Nida further revealed that it was when her husband Yasir Nawaz developed a fever that they decided to get tested. "Yasir went to recce and when he got back, he had a mild fever. Every area has its own health sector. You call them, you tell them the symptoms, that's when they will guide you whether you should get tested or not," the host added. "Yasir's Mera Dil Mera Dushman co-star Naveed Raza called him and told him he has a similar fever. So did Alizeh Shah and Naouman Sami. The next morning when our daughter, Sila, woke up, she had the same fever. That's when Yasir panicked. I still didn't have any symptoms."

Nida shared that her whole family took the test but it was just her, Yasir and Sila whose results came back positive. "There were three kinds of symptoms in our house: Yasir with severe symptoms, Sila with mild and I had none," she continued. "As a responsible citizen and colleague, the first thing I did was to call my programme head since I was working with so many people. I asked him to get everyone tested - including the crew and the guests of the morning show. All of them were negative."

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Tearing up on how she had to isolate from her five-year-old, Nida recalled, "The hardest thing was to not be with my son. He's so young, he would be crying and I couldn't go and hug him. We'd wave hands from a distance. It's very difficult. That's why everyone says that you should only go out if there's an absolute need for you to."

The former actor added how she received a plethora of wishes to get better soon and some hate.

"My Instagram, my messenger are filled with so many affectionate messages and prayers from everyone. So many from the entertainment industry called in to ask about our health," she revealed. "But many hurt me as well. There were few who said that we had been paid by the government or that it was all a facade. There were few who said, 'They used to come to work every day! Acha hua'."

Nida conclude that anyone can be Covid-19 positive and not know - just like she didn't.

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