South African rapper, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA,has tested positive for novel coronavirus. An official press statement was released via the Twitter handle of the rapper on Friday, July 10, 2020.
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— AKA (@akaworldwide) July 10, 2020
The rapper then took to his Twitter page where he gave his fans information on the symptoms of the virus. He tweeted:
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.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) July 10, 2020
The rapper also informed his fans on the social media platform that he is feeling ‘‘strong and quite upbeat.”