SA cricketer tests positive for coronavirus after previously contracting Guillain-Barre syndrome, TB

Warriors cricketer Solo Nqweni, who was hospitalised in Scotland last year after contracting Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), says he has now tested positive for the coronavirus. 

The shocking news was revealed by the 26-year-old on his Twitter account on Thursday.  

"So last year I got GBS, and have been battling this disease for the past 10 months and I’m only half way through my recovery," Nqweni wrote.

"I got TB, my liver failed and my kidney failed. Now today I tested positive for coronavirus. I don’t understand why all of this is happening to me. Honestly."

After he was confirmed to have contracted GBS, a rare disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nervous system, the Proteas pulled together and donated R50 000 to Nqweni's medical expenses. 

Nqweni has played 36 first-class matches for Eastern Province since 2012.

- Compiled by Sport24 staff

So last year I got GBS, and have been battling this disease for the past 10 months and I’m only half way through my recovery. I got TB, my liver failed and my kidney failed. Now today I tested positive for corona virus. I don’t understand why all of this is happening to me.

— Solo Nicholas Nqweni (@SoloNqweni) May 7, 2020