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Ganna, who blazed to gold in the time trial at
this year's road world championships at Imola and won four
stages of the Giro d'Italia, missed the European track
championships.
He remains in quarantine with several members of his family who
also tested positive and described having been unable to reduce
a high temperature.
"We hope to test negative as soon as possible and that this
disease doesn't leave any physical trauma," Ganna said in an
interview with Tuttobiciweb
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"We cannot be sure, though. As soon as I get better, of course,
I will undergo the necessary examinations before returning to
training. For three days I had a fever of 39C, and the
temperature didn't stop despite taking paracetamol three times a
day. I had bone pains and all the classic flu symptoms, and for
a week I had no sense of taste or smell."
Ganna, who will have a third test on Friday, passed on the virus
to Italian track team mates Liam Bertazzo and Michele
Scartezzini who also missed the European championships.
Italy is experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections, with
36,176 new cases and 653 deaths on Thursday, and Ganna warned
his compatriots about breaking social-distancing rules.
"Those who deny the gravity of the virus that is upsetting the
world, and who still insist on not respecting the rules that
would help us defeat it, should try it for themselves," The
Ineos Grenadiers rider said.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
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