KUALA LUMPUR: Award-winning actress Liyana Jasmay is thankful to have received her Covid-19 vaccination early, as it protected her when she was tested positive for the coronavirus last July 21.
Liyana, 33, and her businessman husband Fathuddin Mazlan were both tested positive for Covid-19 and spent 10 days under quarantine.
"Alhamdulillah! I'm fully vaccinated now. I was Covid-19 positive with my husband last July 21, and we both had symptoms such as high fever, runny noses, cough and the loss of taste and smell.
"But thank God for the first dose of the vaccine, we recovered from Covid-19. My thoughts and prayers to all who are fighting the coronavirus, and to those who have lost their loved ones," said Liyana in an Instagram post yesterday.
Liyana added that she was thankful that her children and parents were Covid-19 negative.
"The vaccine helps us protect ourselves. We don't want anybody to experience this coronavirus. Covid-19 is real, so please get vaccinated fast. We must do our best to protect the people around us."
Liyana, who was vaccinated at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Vaccination Centre, thanked all frontliners who helped her, especially a man identified as Edwin who always replied to her when she was quarantined, to ensure that she was keeping well.
"I was tested positive for Covid-19 three days before my second vaccination appointment. I want to thank Edwin and all the frontliners who helped us during the vaccination and 10-day quarantine. You're all my heroes!"