World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has evaluated favorable for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his house in Jamaica after celebrating his 34th birthday with a mask-free celebration recently.
Jamaicas health ministry validated late Monday that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter range, evaluated favorable after he posted a video on social media around midday stating that he was waiting on his results.
“Just to be safe, I quarantined myself and just taking it simple,” Bolt stated in the video while lying in bed.
The only sprinter to win the 100-meter and 200-meter golds at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016) added that he did not have any symptoms of COVID-19.
2 RelatedBolt said he took the test on Saturday, the day after he celebrated his birthday.
“Best birthday ever,” Bolt, who retired from sports in 2017, composed on Instagram with a photo of himself holding his child, Olympia, who was born in May.
Fans wished Bolt a rapid recovery on social media– “Drink up your ginger tea,” one composed– though some accused him of negligence.
Validated cases in Jamaica have actually risen to more than 60 each day over the past four days, from fewer than 10 just a few weeks earlier. Jamaica has 1,612 validated cases, with 622 active cases and 16 deaths.
Authorities associated the uptick in cases to the resuming of global borders and events over a long weekend in August marking Independence Day and Emancipation Day. They likewise put the blame at the feet of people who decline to wear masks and fail to practise social distancing.
The rise in cases has raised issues about nationwide elections that Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for in September, 6 months ahead of schedule.
Holness on Sunday suspended all of his marketing activities, including motorcades, home gos to and rallies, and he asked other celebrations to do the same.
Authorities have actually delayed the reopening of schools for one month, and residents are under a national curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
