Former Longford Town and Drogheda United player Lee Duffy has urged people to take the coronavirus seriously.
The centre-forward revealed in a social media post that he spent eight days in hospital with the illness.
Duffy most recently played in the Irish League with Newry City and Warrenpoint.
The 28-year-old said that he felt scared when hooked up to a ventilator but that he is starting to feel a lot better now as he recovers.