Romania’s tennis star Simona Halep, currently second in the WTA singles ranking, has recovered from COVID-19. She made the announcement on Twitter.

“100% recovered,” reads Halep’s post.

100%recovered. 😜✌🏼 pic.twitter.com/u1dRlIRU1J

— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) November 9, 2020

Simona Halep announced on October 31 that she tested positive for coronavirus. She thus spent more than a week in isolation at home, with mild symptoms. Now that she has got a negative test, Halep can start training for the next season. 

Many international and Romanian athletes have been infected with COVID-19. Among them, tennis star Novak Djokovic and football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. From Romania, handball star Cristina Neagu, tennis player Ana Bogdan, and top artistic gymnast Larisa Iordache were also infected.

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