Chinese singer Jane Zhang purposely contracts COVID-19
Intro
With COVID-19 cases on a rise again in China, bizarre news of a popular Chinese singer purposely getting infected with the deadly virus has come to the fore. Here's what happened.
Details
According to reports, singer JaneZhang revealed on social media that she deliberately infected herself with COVID-19. Since then, she has been receiving a major backlash on the internet.
Post
On Weibo, Zhang revealed she deliberately contracted the virus since she had a New Year's Eve concert and didn't want to get infected at that time. She met some people who had tested positive.
Apology
After receiving online flak, Zhangdeleted her previous post and issued a public apology. "I didn't consider things carefully before making my previous posts. I apologize to the public."
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