Grammy Award-winning singer Erykah Badu revealed on Friday that she received significantly inconsistent coronavirus test results, testing positive for the virus in her left nostril and negative in her right.
“No symptoms. Was tested for COVID. Same machine. Left nostril positive. Right nostril negative,” the “Next Lifetime” singer said in a tweet to her 2.7 million Twitter followers. “Maybe they need to call Swiss Beats so they can do a versus between them. Funny thing is, Dr. ONLY reported the positive result. What the fack is goin on here. Rapid Test. $$$$ smh.”
No symptoms. Was tested for COVID. Same machine. Left nostril positive . Right nostril negative. Maybe they need to call Swiss Beats so they can do a versus between them. Funny thing is , Dr. ONLY reported the positive result. What the fack is goin on here. Rapid Test. $$$$ smh.
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) November 13, 2020
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) November 13, 2020
In a series of follow-up tweets, Erykah Badu assured her fans that she feels “fine” and is “not sick.”
I feel fine. Ain’t shit wrong wit the kid. https://t.co/nfsQvBwNdx
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) November 13, 2020
Boy I’m not sick https://t.co/oNK0bCDYRn
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) November 13, 2020
I don’t feel bad at all . We have to take those routine COVID tests to work on set. I’m Gucci. But thanks . https://t.co/qG41hXRXvG
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) November 13, 2020
“This is my third rapid test in 24 hours. SMH. It’s routine to take c19 test before a livestream broadcast for all band and crew. Earlier I took 2 and one was positive the other neg in separate nostrils ?? We need to investigate these tests further. I want my $ back,” she added.
This is my third rapid test in 24 hours. SMH. It’s routine to take c19 test before a livestream broadcast for all band and crew. Earlier I took 2 and one was positive the other neg in separate nostrils ?? We need to investigate these tests further. I want my $ back . pic.twitter.com/AFIfX9Kg1q
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) November 13, 2020
What an inconvenience to be tested positive then negative 3x after within 24 hours. Same test . We understand that they aren’t 100% accurate but this is strange.
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) November 13, 2020
Similarly, Tesla Inc. CEO and co-founder Elon Musk recently reported a similar problem, telling his 40 million Twitter followers that “something extremely bogus is going on.”
Musk explained that he underwent four coronavirus tests on the same day, with two yielding positive results and two reporting negative results.
“Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD,” he added.
Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020
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