Unexpected benefits of COVID

January 28, 2022 BY

Cr Rod Ward (far right) with his family who all tested positive to COVID and isolated for a week at the start of the New Year. Photo – Rod Ward

By Lachlan Ellis

As the Omicron COVID variant spreads and daily case numbers are broken regularly, it’s no surprise that many Australians are alarmed right now – but one Moorabool Shire Councillor is looking on the bright side.

East Ward Councillor Rod Ward and his family tested positive to COVID-19 earlier this month, and despite being hospitalised for one night, he said there were unexpected benefits to isolation once his worst symptoms had passed.

“I came home from the beach on New Year’s Eve and had to go back to work on Tuesday the 4th…I had a bit of a cough on the Friday and Saturday night, so I had my suspicions. I got my hands on a Rapid Antigen Test on the Monday, that came back positive,” Cr Ward told the Moorabool News.

“We’re a very active family, we’re involved in many clubs and many groups…it’s not often we actually get to spend a week at home together. That was an unexpected silver lining, we played a whole lot of board games, a lot of cooking, a lot of swimming in the backyard pool…once we started feeling better there was some backyard cricket.

“It was great to spend that time together, I think we’ve all enjoyed it. Life goes at a hectic pace these days, so to have a ‘holiday at home’…while the circumstances weren’t great, it was a nice bonus.”

Cr Ward said that it was likely everyone would get COVID at some point, but measures such as social distancing and getting vaccinated were vital in minimising the risks.

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