Pooja Chopra, who recently tested positive for Coronavirus, says that while her symptoms are mild, she’s finding it hard to cope with the situation. “I’ve been into fitness for a long time, but breathing is still an issue. Body ache and fever is there. I’m sleeping for 16 hours a day and still waking up tired. I’ve lost my sense of taste and smell. I’m trying to keep my spirits high,” says the actor, who lives alone in her Mumbai home.

Chopra was in Goa for the shoot of her film, Jahaan Chaar Yaar, when her co-star, actor Meher Vij tested positive for Covid-19. “So, our producer decided to wrap up the shoot. I was supposed to meet my sister and mother in Mumbai but told them not to come as I wasn’t sure if I’d develop symptoms. Just after two days, I got weakness, blackouts, body ache and fever,” she shares.

However, the 35-year-old is getting all the help. “My doctor is a Covid specialist. Since I shared the news, Manoj Bajpayee (actor) sent me an entire list of medicines and breathing exercises I can follow. Farah Khan (filmmaker) told me that if I needed food, I should let her know,” Chopra tells us.

And she is also doing whatever she can via social media to help those in need. “It started organically, as when you’re unwell and at home, there isn’t much to do. I got a request from a man who needed a hospital bed for his mother. My doctor has hospitals around Mumbai, and within a few minutes, we could arrange a bed. I’m going to continue to do whatever I can,” she concludes.