Pink took to social media to announce that she and her 3-year-old son tested positive for the coronavirus and have both fully recovered. The singer also pledged to donate $1 million towards relief funds.
“Two weeks ago my three-year old son, Jameson, and I are were showing symptoms of COVID-19. Fortunately, our primary care physician had access to tests and I tested positive,” Pink wrote.
“My family was already sheltering at home and we continued to do so for the last two weeks following the instruction of our doctor. Just a few days ago we were re-tested and are now thankfully negative.”
The singer added, “It is an absolute travesty and failure of our government to not make testing more widely accessible. This illness is serious and real. People need to know that the illness affects the young and old, healthy and unhealthy, rich and poor, and we must make testing free and more widely accessible to protect our children, our families, our friends and our communities.”
In the announcement, Pink vowed to donate $1 million towards the fight. Half of the money would go to Temple University Hospital Emergency Fund, where her mother worked at for 18 years, and Los Angeles Mayor’s Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund.
She thanked the frontline workers and urged her fans to practice social distancing. “These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home. Please. Stay. Home.”
