Fastest man alive tests positive for coronavirus


FILE PHOTO: Usain Bolt visits the remodeled Atletico de la VIDENA Stadium for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero

KINGSTON (Reuters) - World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with a big bash mask-free.

Jamaica's health ministry confirmed late on Monday that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100m and 200m distance, had tested positive after he posted a video on social media around midday saying he was waiting to hear back on his results.

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