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Madonna claims to have contracted Covid-19

International Desk
08 May 2020 17:30:25 | Update: 08 May 2020 17:53:38
Madonna claims to have contracted Covid-19

Sharing an article about her donating 1.1 million US dollars towards research to find a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, Madonna revealed on Thursday that she has had the coronavirus.

Although she is not currently sick, the “Queen of Pop” said she had tested positive for antibodies which may mean she had has Covid-19.

“I am not currently sick,” she told her 15 million followers on Instagram. "When you test positive for anti-bodies it means you had the virus, which I clearly did as I was sick at the end of my tour in Paris over seven weeks ago along with many other artists in my show,” she said.

However, as even tests that meet the US government's informal standards may produce false positives, scientists are sceptical about the accuracy of many antibody tests- which claim to show a person has had virus.

The 61-year-old star only played a single night at the Grand Rex on February 22 before calling off the next show, citing “ongoing injuries.”

She later called off two further Paris concerts – the last in her Madame X world tour – after French authorities banned large gatherings in a bid to stem the spread of the virus in early March.

 

(Source: Arab News)

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