Eurovision 2019 winner contracts COVID

Duncan Laurence, winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands, who was scheduled to perform live during Saturday’s Grand Final, has tested positive for COVID-19, his management and the Host Broadcaster have confirmed, Report informs referring to the contest organizers.

Duncan has mild symptoms. Because of the 7-day minimum isolation period, Duncan will not be able to perform live in the Ahoy venue in Rotterdam, but will still feature in the show in a different form.

On May 17, Duncan tested negative in the Eurovision Test Pavilion, which granted him access to the venue for his performance in the first Semi-Final. On May 19, he showed mild symptoms and then unfortunately delivered a positive result in a rapid antigen test.