Media personality Olcay Gulsen is puzzled: How could she and her sisters all test positive for COVID-19?
She shares her story on Instagram.
"It was pretty intense," she says in a video. "I had a terrible headache—the worst part by far."
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The big question remains: How did this happen? Just weeks earlier, Olcay had quarantined after returning from Portugal with no symptoms. But last week, she picked up one sister from their mother in Waalwijk, where another sister was visiting too. "It was fun, and we chatted for a while," she recalls.
On the drive home, Olcay started feeling off. That night, she felt worse and took a rapid test the next day, which came back positive. Remarkably, within half an hour, she got similar alerts from her other sisters—they were all unwell and tested positive too.
Olcay worried most about her mother, who has type 2 diabetes and obesity. Thankfully, everyone is recovering, though some slower than others. "That's the story—all the sisters at once," she says, stunned by the virus's speed and contagiousness.
Olcay's partner, radio DJ Ruud de Wild, initially tested negative. But feeling unwell, he retested and confirmed positive. He'll host his show, De Wild In De Afternoon, from home for now.
