Brian Lara has rubbished the rumours circulating that he was tested positive for the coronavirus. The Cricket Legend took to social media to assure friends and supporters that it was fake news and that he was tested negative for the virus.
Brian Lara said “Not only is this information false, it is also detrimental to spread such panic in a community already feeling the distress of the covid situation.”
Lara’s test for the virus was as a result of being in close proximity to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 in Barbados, where he has been for the past few months since the Trinidad and Tobago borders were closed.
While he seems unaffected by the turn of events, he was concerned that the false news could cause undue worry for persons who would have interacted with him in the past few weeks.
“While you haven’t personally affected me, what causes concern is that spread of wrongful information is careless and causes unnecessary worry amongst a lot of people that would have been in my circle” Lara said.
He added, “This virus isn’t something we should be using in a negative manner to create sensationalism.”
“I hope and pray that all of us remain safe because as is noticeable covid 19 is going nowhere in the near future.”
