J Balvin revealed Thursday night that he is recovering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Balvin accepted an award for his “Rojo” music video during the Premios Juventud 2020, Balvin said he had a “bad” attack of the virus.
“Right now I’m just better off COVID-19. These have been very difficult days, very complicated. Sometimes we will not think we’ll get it, but I have it and I have it bad,” Balvin said in Spanish, speaking in a recorded message from Colombia, Billboard report.
The “Mi Gente” singer urged his fans to take the virus seriously.
“My message to those who follow me, young fans and people in general is to worry. This is not a joke. The virus is real and it’s dangerous,” he said.
Mucha fuerza @JBALVIN, we command a strong abrazo. Thanks! ❤️️ #PremiosJuventud pic.twitter.com/3jM1Sb1V03
– Premios Juventud (@PremiosJuventud) August 14, 2020
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Colombia, where Balvin is based, has had 422,519 cases of COVID-19, including 76,805 of those in the past week, according to data from the New York Times.
Balvin has previously been sincere about his health – and in June penned a personal essay for PEOPLE, in which he opened up about his cravings with anxiety and depression.
In the essay, the singer credited meditation by helping him overcome this struggle. In fact, Balvin said the practice “saved my life.”
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“Mental health does not matter about your age, your race, your background; not one of those things. It does not matter what the window looks like, or who you are dating, or how much money you have in the bank. “Or, of course, it’s different for each of us. But it affects us all,” he wrote. “The truth is, everyone in the world can wrestle with their mental health. And yet not everyone is ready to accept this.”
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“When our world is in flux, our mental well-being is probably one of the first things we ignore. But this should not be the case,” he said. “In fact, it is in times like these that mindfulness can help us the most.”
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