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Breaking news: 'I'm positive': Pink tests positive for coronavirus

'This illness is serious and real.'

By Michelle Connolly

Editor / April 04 2020

Popstar Pink has shared with her millions of fans that she has tested positive for coronavirus.

The mother of two was tested after she showed symptoms two weeks ago. Her three-year-old son Jameson was also tested after he too was showing symptoms of COVID-19.

Says Pink: "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. "

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. 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. 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 an effort to support the healthcare professionals who are battling on the frontlines every day, I am donating $500,000 to the Temple University Hospital Emergency Fund in Philadelphia in honor of my mother, Judy Moore, who worked there for 18 years in the Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant Center. Additionally, I am donating $500,000 to the City of Los Angeles Mayor's Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund. THANK YOU to all of our healthcare professionals and everyone in the world who are working so hard to protect our loved ones. You are our heroes! These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home. Please. Stay. Home.❤️

Thankfully after self-isolating and re-testing for coronavirus, Pink and her family are negative.

Pink also announced that she is donating 1 million dollars to aid the Los Angeles Mayor’s Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund and to Temple University Hospital.

Sharing with her 7.7 million followers on instagram the pop star said: "In an effort to support the healthcare professionals who are battling on the frontlines every day, I am donating $500,000 to the Temple University Hospital Emergency Fund in Philadelphia in honor of my mother, Judy Moore, who worked there for 18 years in the Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant Center.

"Additionally, I am donating $500,000 to the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund. THANK YOU to all of our healthcare professionals and everyone in the world who are working so hard to protect our loved ones. You are our heroes! "

Pink with husband Corey Hart, three-year-old son Jameson and daughter Willow

Pink has made a passionate plea for people to stay home.

"These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home. Please. Stay. Home.❤️"

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Michelle Connolly

Michelle Connolly has worked as a photo director, social media manager and photo editor at some of Australia's biggest media companies, including New Idea. She is now editor of Practical Parenting and loving mum-of-two.