Usain Bolt Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Attending His 34th Birthday Party
Well, although some people feel like the coronavirus is all gone, that is definitely not the case.
Unfortunately, the fastest man in the world, also known as Usain Bolt, has recently tested positive for the virus after attending his 34th birthday party.
According to reports, he had posted a video earlier on social media saying he was waiting to hear back on his results – before urging anyone who had come into contact with him recently to enter quarantine.
His positive test was confirmed by Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton.
ABC News Reports:
Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100m and 200m distances, had tested positive after he posted a video on social media around midday saying he was waiting to hear back on his results.
“Just to be safe I quarantined myself and [am] just taking it easy,” Bolt said in the message that he appeared to have filmed himself while lying in bed.
It was posted with the caption: “Stay safe my ppl.”
The only sprinter to win the 100m and 200m golds at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016), Bolt said he did not have any symptoms of COVID-19.
Bolt said he took the test on Saturday, the day after he celebrated his birthday at a bash where partygoers danced to the hit Lockdown by Jamaican reggae singer Koffee.
“Best birthday ever,” Bolt, who retired from athletics in 2017, wrote on Instagram, posting a photo of himself holding his daughter, Olympia.
Fans wished Bolt a speedy recovery on social media, although some accused him of carelessness.
Premier League star Raheem Sterling and former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle reportedly went to the party.
Gayle posted videos on Instagram of him being tested for COVID-19 twice, which he said he got so he could travel.
He said both tests were negative.
Daily confirmed cases in Jamaica have surged to more than 60 per day over the past four days from less than 10 just a few weeks ago.
Jamaica now has 1,612 confirmed cases, with 622 active cases and 16 deaths from coronavirus.
Officials put the uptick in cases down to the reopening of international borders as well as celebrations over a long weekend in August marking Independence Day and Emancipation Day.
They also put the blame at the feet of people who refuse to wear masks and properly adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Let us pray that Bolt has a speedy recovery and that no one else is diagnosed with COVID-19.
Everyone please be safe and avoid large gatherings during this pandemic.
And now you’re officially in the KNOW!
