MADONNA today said she had the coronavirus, which was why she cancelled a concert in Paris in February, though she is not sick now.

The Queen of Pop said she tested positive for antibodies, which may mean she had Covid-19.

“I am not currently sick,” she told her 15 million followers on Instagram.

“When you test positive for antibodies, it means you had the virus, which I clearly did as I was sick at the end of my tour in Paris over seven weeks ago, along with many other artistes in my show.”

The 61-year-old star played only a single night at the Grand Rex on February 22 before calling off the next show, citing “ongoing injuries”.

She later called off two further Paris concerts – the last in her Madame X world tour – after French authorities banned large gatherings in a bid to stem the spread of the virus in early March.

“At the time, we all thought we had a bad flu,” said Madonna in her post.

“Thank God we are all healthy and well now.”

Scientists are sceptical about the accuracy of many antibody tests that claim to show a person had contracted the virus.

Some warned that even tests that meet the US government’s informal standards may produce false positives.

Madonna revealed that she had the virus after sharing an article about her donating US$1.1 million (RM4.8 million) towards research to find a vaccine for Covid-19. – AFP, May 7, 2020.