Beenie Man Cancel Drake Festival After Contracting Zika virus

Beenie Man is understood to obtain become the first big name to be hit down with the Zika virus. The dancehall musician had been due to perform at Drake's OVO Fest 2016 in Barcelone, Canada, but was declined entry into the country after being diagnosed with the illness.

The Jamaican rapper was scheduled to do at the gross annual music festival on 30 Come july 1st but announced via Instagram that his performance was cancelled due to his visa being denied. Along with a photography of himself resting on a bed and being treated by nursing staff, Beenie Man told his 225, 000 followers: "Jah know... dah week yall niggas deal wid me a way!! inch

The 42-year-old continued: "No visa fi mi Canada show [I apologise again to my fans in court case you haven't seen the press release] Zika Virus hol' mi. A similar Zika mosquito gi la dengue. Blood test, shots, pills. Wi a hol firm still. Selassie helpful information I n I all the way through so once mi have life me a give thanks. #Unstoppable. "



Ticketmaster also announced Beenie Mans cancellation but attributed his no-show to "immigration issues", making no mention of the rapper testing positive for Zika. The ticketing website said in a press release: "Due to immigration issues Beenie Man will no longer have the ability to perform as part of OVO Tillst?llning 2016 on Saturday September 30th at TD Mirror Beach in Toronto. Found in the place we have booked a slew of surprise special guests and of course Machel Montagnoso will still headline as planned, with special friends of his own. inch

The news of Beenie Man's illness came just hours after the first suspected cases of the virus hitting Florida were reported. Tom Skinner, speaker for america Centers of Disease Control, told Reuters news agency: "These cases fit similar transmission patterns for mosquito-borne diseases that we've seen in South Florida in years past. "

In accordance to the World Wellness Organisation, the Zika disease is transmitted through bug bites and symptoms include skin rash, muscle and joint pain and moderate fever.

Beenie Man, real name Anthony Moses Davis, is one of the very success dancehall artists of all time, with collaborations including Janet Jackson, Lil .k and Wyclef Jean. The rapper is best known for the singles Who have Am I (Sim Simma), Girls Dem Sugar and King Of The Dancehall, and has released 20 studio albums.

OVO Vorstellung is hosted every September by Canadian rapper Drake in his hometown of Toronto. The 2016 retinue, taking place between twenty nine July and 1 September, features performance from Drake himself, Future, Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg, while Rihanna made a shock appearance on 30 September.