A Covid-19 patient in the Philippines who had severe symptoms survived and stayed optimistic by dancing and doing exercise routines alone in his hospital room.<br /><br />Jessie Sibulo, 38, was admitted to hospital in Cebu City last month when he started to suffer with headaches and exhaustion. <br /><br />Medics put him in an isolation room and he was later diagnosed with Covid-19 on July 21. However, he stayed strong during the difficult time by dancing and exercising alone - sending the videos to his family to reassure them he was healthy.<br /><br />Jessie said: "I had pneumonia and took medicine for five days. But I still did not get well after that. On my follow-up visit with the doctor, I was found to be Covid-19 positive. <br /><br />''They didn't know where it started, or where I might have contracted it."<br /><br />Jessie said he had a severe cough and had trouble breathing, but inspiring words from friends and family made him emotionally stronger.<br /><br />His family live in Manila, hundreds of miles away from the hospital where he was, so taking videos and chatting is the only way he could communicate with them.<br /><br />Jessie added: "I started doing the exercise routines and sent it to my family to let them know that I was doing well."<br /><br />The Covid-19 survivor said that the dancing helped a lot because he can forget about being sick for a while and stay healthy.<br /><br />He said: "I have talked to many patients like me who seem to have lost hope. So I always tell them that there is a God who is always there, but we must also help ourselves just like having a positive outlook."<br /><br />The country's total Covid-19 cases have surged to almost 150,000 as of August 13, ranking 22nd in the world and 1st in Southeast Asia.
