Award-winning South African rapper musician AKA has tested positive for Coronavirus.
The 32 years old ‘rapper recently took to social media to reveal that he had indeed tested positive for the respiratory disease that has affected millions worldwide.
“Multi-award-winning South African musician, AKA, has tested positive for the novel COVID-19 virus. In an attempt to create awareness around the virus and to caution citizens to be more careful in their daily interactions with others, AKA has chosen to make his results public,” the statement started.
The rapper, real name is Kiernan Jarryd Forbes urged fans to take regulations seriously. “AKA pleads for everyone to adhere to social distancing guidelines, to wear masks, and to hold stringent hygiene measures by frequently sanitizing and washing [y]our hands.”
In a series of tweets following his statement, AKA listed some of the symptoms that led him to go get tested. “As soon as you feel that cough coming on, that headache . . . weakness in your muscles. Chills at night. Trust me. GO TEST ASAP. There’s places where they do the swab at the back of your throat, not that insane up your nose one. Do it so you can know what you dealing with,” he wrote.
A portion of his followers wished him a speedy recovery while others accused him of being paid by the government to advertise COVID.
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