World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with a big bash mask-free.

Iran Press/ America: Jamaica's health ministry confirmed late on Monday that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100m and 200m distance, had tested positive after he posted a video on social media around midday saying that he was waiting to hear back on his results.

"Just to be safe I quarantined myself and just taking it easy," Bolt said in the message that he appeared to have taped himself while lying in bed. It was posted with the caption 'Stay safe my ppl'.

The only sprinter to win the 100m and 200m golds at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016) said that he did not have any symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Bolt said that he took the test on Saturday, the day after he celebrated his birthday at a bash where partygoers danced to the hit 'Lockdown' by Jamaican reggae singer Koffee.

Daily confirmed cases in Jamaica have surged to more than 60 per day over the past four days from less than 10 just a few weeks ago. Jamaica now has 1,612 confirmed cases, with 622 active cases and 16 deaths from coronavirus.

The global death toll nears 817,000 with 23,566,502 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization.     207/216

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