Pink donates $1M to relief funds after testing positive for COVID-19

Global superstar Pink has donated $1 million towards COVID-19 relief funds after revealing that both her and her son have contracted the virus.

Taking to social media, the ‘What About Us’ singer shared a picture of herself and three-year-old Jameson, and explained how the pair started showing symptoms of COVID-19 two weeks ago.

After officially testing positive, and following quarantining instructions from her doctor, the pair have since battled the virus and have re-tested as negative. Acknowledging her privilege of being able to access testing, Pink spoke out about the importance of testing becoming more widely available.

“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,” she said.

View this post on Instagram

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.??

A post shared by P!NK (@pink) on Apr 3, 2020 at 6:27pm PDT

Pink also confirmed that she had made two charitable donations in support of COVID-19 relief funds. She 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!”

Rounding off her caption, Pink reiterated the most important global message right now: “These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home. Please. Stay. Home.”