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Olympian Cameron van der Burgh Says COVID-19 Is 'By Far the Worst Virus'

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South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh, who won a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics, relayed his experience with the coronavirus after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Van der Burgh wrote on Twitter it's "by far the worst virus I have ever endured," and that he continues to experience "serious fatigue and a residual cough that I can't shake."

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