"I'd rather die at home" - Salma Hayek reveals she nearly died from COVID-19

"I'd rather die at home" - Salma Hayek reveals she nearly died from COVID-19

The award-winning actress revealed that she almost died of COVID-19 and her doctor "begged" her to go to the hospital. 

Salma Hayek
Instagram/ Salma Hayek

In an interview with Variety, 54-year-old actress, Salma Hayek, revealed that she spent about seven weeks in an isolated room in her London home, after she tested positive for COVID-19. 

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She was put on oxygen at one point and said she has still not recovered fully from the effects of her near-fatal experience.

The actress told the magazine that her doctor had "begged" her to go to the hospital "because it was so bad", but she had refused.

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"I said 'no, thank you, I'd rather die at home'," she explained.

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Image Credit: Instagram/ Salma Hayek

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