Singer Pink Says She Has COVID-19, Gives $1 Million to Relief Funds

Pink attends The BRIT Awards 2019 held at The O2 Arena in London, England on Feb. 20, 2019. Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—The singer Pink had tested positive for the CCP virus, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds.

In a pair of tweets, she said she and her three-year-old son were displaying symptoms two weeks ago, and she tested positive after accessing tests through a primary care physician.

Her family had already been sheltering at home and continued to do so, she said. They were tested again “just a few days ago,” and were negative.

The artist spoke about the seriousness of the virus.

“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 announced she’s donating $1 million across two coronavirus-related relief funds, with $500,000 each going to the Temple University Hospital Fund in Philadelphia and the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus response fund run by the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles.

Pink performs "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 28, 2018. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP Photo

The Temple University donation honors the singer born Alecia Moore’s mother, Judy Moore, who worked at the hospital’s cardiomyopathy and heart transplant center for nearly two decades, she said.

She called health care workers “heroes” and ended her post with an appeal to the public.

“These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home,” she wrote. “Please. Stay. Home.”

Epoch Times staff contributed to this report.