World-file sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Crawl has tested particular for the coronavirus and is self-preserving apart at his house in Jamaica after final week celebrating his 34th birthday with a nice bash cloak-free.
Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed unhurried on Monday that Crawl, who holds world records in the 100m and 200m distance, had tested particular after he posted a video on social media around midday announcing he modified into waiting to listen to abet on his results.
“Precise to be safe I quarantined myself and lawful taking it easy,” Crawl stated in the message that he regarded as if it could perhaps bag taped himself whereas lying in mattress. It modified into posted with the caption “Defend safe my ppl.”
The correct sprinter to grab the 100m and 200m golds at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016) stated he didn’t bag any indicators of COVID-19, the respiratory illness attributable to the original coronavirus.
Crawl stated he took the test on Saturday, the day after he famend his birthday at a bash where partygoers danced to the hit “Lockdown” by Jamaican reggae singer Koffee.
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“Handiest birthday ever,” Crawl, who retired from athletics in 2017, wrote on Instagram, posting a photograph of himself conserving his daughter, Olympia, who modified into born in Might.
Fans wished Crawl a quickly recovery on social media – “drink up your ginger tea,” one wrote – though some accused him of carelessness.
Day-to-day confirmed cases in Jamaica bag surged to bigger than 60 per day all the scheme in which by strategy of the last four days from lower than 10 lawful a pair of weeks ago. Jamaica now has 1,612 confirmed cases, with 622 vigorous cases and 16 deaths from coronavirus.
Officers build the uptick in cases down to the reopening of world borders to boot to celebrations over a lengthy weekend in August marking Independence Day and Emancipation Day.
They also build the blame at the feet of oldsters that refuse to wear masks and apply social distancing.
The pickup has raised concerns over national elections that Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness known as for in September, six months earlier than schedule.
Holness on Sunday suspended all his campaigning actions, at the side of motorcades, house visits and rallies, and asked other events to pause the identical.
Authorities bag also delayed the reopening of colleges for one month and voters are below a national curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
CORRECTION (Aug. 25, 2020. 12: 46 p.m. ET): A outdated version of this article incorporated an incorrect photograph on some platforms as a consequence of a technical self-discipline. The photograph depicted actor Kevin Hart. It has been replaced with a photograph of Usain Crawl.
