Madonna, American singer has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) antibodies.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibody tests are used to determine whether a person has been exposed to COVID-19. This is done by finding proteins the body produces to fight the virus.
The 61-year-old singer took to Instagram to disclose her status with a video that she dubbed “Quarantine Diaries No. 14.”
“I took a test the other day, and I found out that I have the antibodies,” Madonna said in the noir-themed clip, in which she writes out some thoughts on a typewriter. She added that she plans to spend some time out of her house in light of the test results.
“So tomorrow I’m just going to go for a long drive in the car. I’m going to roll down the window and I’m going to breathe in the COVID-19 air. Yup. I hope the sun is shining,” she said in the video.
The Material Girl singer went over some other musings before concluding, “Here’s the good news: tomorrow’s another day; and I’m going to wake up and I’m going to feel differently.”
Madonna also shared a few photos on her Instagram Story, writing “#staysafe” and “#staysane” over the snapshots.
CDC’s statement
While Madonna might be confident in her ability to go out and about now that she has tested positive for antibodies, which indicates she was exposed to the virus, the Centers for Disease Control says that just because a person tests positive for COVID-19 antibodies, it does not necessarily make them immune to the virus.
“A positive test result shows you have antibodies that likely resulted from an infection with SARS-CoV-2, or possibly a related coronavirus,” the CDC says.
“It’s unclear if those antibodies can provide protection (immunity) against getting infected again,” the CDC says. “This means that we do not know at this time if antibodies make you immune to the virus.”