“Just woke up, like everyone else, checked social media [and] saw social media saying I'm confirmed to have Covid-19. Did a test on Saturday. Trying to be responsible so I'm going to stay in and stay away from my friends. And also having no symptoms so I'm going to quarantine myself and wait on confirmation to see what is the protocol.”
The sports star ended the video by urging fans to stay safe, adding that he'd get in touch with friends to urge them to do the same.
Bolt is the latest sports figure to contract the virus, joining tennis players Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki, who all contracted the virus after participating in a tournament hosted by Djokovic.
— Additional reporting by Reuters