South African rapper, AKA, has announced that he has tested positive for the COVID-19.

AKA's management released a statement in the later hours of Friday 10 July, revealing that the superstar has decided to make his results public in a bid to spread awareness so others can be warned off being reckless and dismissive about the virus.

The musician used his own situation to encourage his fans towards taking the necessary precautions laid down in a an attempt at stopping the rapid spread of the pandemic.

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He specially asked his fans to be more careful in their association with others while pleading for those who are experiencing symptoms to get tested as soon as possible. 

“AKA pleads for everyone to adhere to social distancing guidelines, to wear masks and to hold stringent hygiene measures by frequently sanitizing and washing our hands,” the statement read.

Taking to Twitter, the famous rapper sent his own personal message to his fans on his current status, saying;

I’m looking forward to de-stigmatising this whole thing. It seems like people only sit up and pay attention when it happens to public figures or those close to them. Unfortunately at some point, we are all going to catch it.” 

“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 will be sharing his recovery journey with everyone whilst in self-isolation as he aims to be as transparent as possible about his journey with COVID-19.