Jane Zhang, a Chinese singer, and composer intentionally infected herself with the coronavirus. After disclosing that she had knowingly exposed herself to the coronavirus, the well-known singer is currently receiving criticism on social media. The information was released as China experienced a dramatic increase in Coronavirus cases caused by the BF.7 Omicron strain.
Zhang posted on social media to admit that she deliberately infected herself with the coronavirus after seeing friends who had tested positive. Taking to Weibo, Zhang revealed she visited the homes of ‘sheep’ – a term for virus carriers in mainland China.
In an odd decision, the singer decided to get the illness in order to be ready for a New Year’s Eve gig. Zhang explained that she wanted to contract the illness ahead of her New Year’s Eve event to avoid disruptions in her schedule.
“I was concerned that my condition during the New Year’s Eve performance would be affected, so I met a group of people who have tested positive since I currently have time to recover from the virus,” she wrote.
The singer claimed that she slept after realizing she had started to experience certain symptoms, including fever, sore throat, and body aches. Her symptoms, according to Zhang, were comparable to those of a Covid patient but only persisted for one day. “After sleeping for a day and a night, all my symptoms disappeared … I just drank plenty of water and took vitamin C, without taking any medicine before I got well,” she added.
Since the social media post went viral, she has received negative feedback from internet users. She received a lot of criticism for her callous and careless actions, particularly given that China is currently dealing with a COVID-19 rise.
The singer removed the viral post from social media and apologized to the public after receiving a lot of negative feedback. “I didn’t consider things carefully before making my previous posts. I apologize to the public,” she wrote on Weibo.
“I was worried that if I got infected when the concert was held, it would increase the risk of my colleagues being infected again. So I was thinking that since it is an inevitable thing, why not get ill now when I don’t need to leave home so that I can go to work after I recover? It would be safer for all of us,” Zhang explained.
