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Mr Maclean told Mirror Online: "I'm pretty certain we all have coronavirus in this house. I've never had anything like it before.
"It's the worst I have ever felt. My chest is really tight. The fever is horrendous."
The housemates sought medical advice and were told that they wouldn't be tested and to self-isolate for two weeks.
Mr Maclean added: "By the second day of the festival we had symptoms. We had the dry cough."
He and Mr Saunders didn't suspect that they had coronavirus.
Mr Maclean said: "The Jockey Club said that it could just be a common cold so not to worry, so we took their advice and came back in."
They said they were told to take the third day of the festival off as a precaution and come back on the fourth and final day, the Friday, if they felt better.
Both felt fine on Friday and returned to work, but their conditions deteriorated later and they put themselves into self-quarantine.
But by that point they had exposed others to their infection.
Mr Saunders said: "There were over 250,000 people there over the four days of the festival.
"They were adamant that the precautions they put in place would protect us.
"I've spoken to others who worked at the festival and they have symptoms." He added: "The tightness in the lungs makes it harder to breathe. It feels like your chest and your lungs are being put in a vice."
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