:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/YGO2J7HYMFFZ5KO2CIGJIHRT5Y.jpg "Alejandro Fernández and Anitta tested positive for Covid-19 in Latin AMA trials")
The mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez and the brazilian Anitta tested positive for the COVID-19 within hours of the Latin American Music Awards (Latin AMAs) delivery gala, sources close to the artists informed Efe on Wednesday.
Fernández, 49, is one of the guests of honor at the awards, in which he was initially scheduled to receive the “Icon” award at this Latin American music festival to be held in the US city of Sunrise (Florida).
The Mexican star also had several musical numbers at the gala, including a tribute to the late Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian, in which Joss Favela and Natanael Cano were also scheduled to participate.
On the morning of this Wednesday, El Potrillo had to perform the antigen test that the Telemundo network, organizer of these awards, requires from all who enter the BB&T Center, a sports venue north of Miami where the gala will be held this Thursday.
Shortly after, the Mexican singer “was surprised with the positive result,” sources told Efe. In an interview with Efe this Monday, Fernández assured that he had been “very careful” since the pandemic broke out last year.
“In fact, this is the first time I have seen the press or people who are not from my inner circle”, said the musician, who also explained that he had already received a dose of the vaccine against covid-19.
Following the production protocol of the Latin AMAs, Fernández returned to his hotel after finding out the positive and tonight he was still waiting for the result of the PCR, the most effective test for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
In Anitta’s case, the positive result was received on Monday when she came to rehearse. The artist was going to be part of the presentation of the song “My girl”, which she would do with Myke Towers, Wisin and Maluma, but this Wednesday it was confirmed that she was out of the gala, according to the same sources, although the chain did not confirm this point.
The representatives of Anitta told Efe that four tests have been carried out on the Rio de Janeiro singer and that two were positive and two negative. “Anitta is at home (in Miami), without symptoms and is going to have her own tests with her doctor, because the examinations of the awards are not conclusive”, they explained.
Sources from the show’s production revealed to Efe that there are other artists in the same situation, but their names have not yet been released.
Faced with these unforeseen events, the organizers of the Latin AMAs, which will be broadcast starting at 8 pm Eastern time in the United States (midnight on Friday GMT), are making last-minute changes to the gala program, which could include the Mexican singer.
Alejandro Fernández is one of the big stars of the night, along with Colombians Karol G and J Balvin, who are tied for first place in nominations, with nine nominations each.
The chain indicated in a statement that the “safety” of all those involved in the gala, including the artists, is your “Top priority.”
“Following the guidelines of the company and the CDC (Centers for Disease Prevention and Control of the United States), we have implemented strict safety protocols to protect and maintain a safe work environment for all and to be able to bring to our audiences this next edition of the Latin American Music Awards”, they indicated.
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