Actor-singer Markki Stroem recalled the days when he went through a health crisis during the start of the pandemic. Stroem turned anxious when the pandemic started, as stated on his Instagram page yesterday, June 21.
Stroem revealed that he was in the “emergency room twice for symptoms of [COVID-19].”
“At that time, they did not have swab tests. Since my symptoms were not as harsh, and they [didn’t] have many swabs, they had to send me home. Seems like we understand it more now, but back then… I was SCARED FOR MY LIFE,” he said.
Stroem recalled what his dad told him, “survival of the fittest,” which motivated him and led him to work out daily to boost his immunity.
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