Twitch star Imane “Pokimane” announced on June 12, 2024, that she would be returning to her first livestream in a week after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 again. The Moroccan-Canadian personality posted a message on her community page on X and described the previous week’s illness as “a treacherous battle.”
This is not the first time the streamer contracted COVID-19, having been infected two years ago. Fans have been worried about her getting the infection again, so her latest announcement has alleviated much of these concerns.
In an X post, Pokimane said she will catch up with viewers before playing Valorant with Custom Games from 3 pm PST:
“HI BIG HEADS!! im finally live after a treacherous battle with covid. catching up / reacts then valo customs at 3pm pst :))) see u on stream!”
Many fans rushed to send the content creator positive vibes as she announced the livestream. A lot of viewers noted how happy they were to hear about her recovery and promised to watch her comeback broadcast.
“Glad ur ok poki ily,”rwrote one fan.
“I’m happy you are feeling better,” replied another.
“See you there big head!,”tstated another supporter.
Others were excited to see Pokimane play Valorant Customs, considering she had missed out on the release of the new map, Abyss.
“Yippeeee customs”, said a fan.
Pokimane had revealed her COVID diagnosis in an Instagram story last week
Pokimane is one of the most popular female video game streamers in the world. Earlier this year, she was invited to present at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024, where the S24 line of smartphones was revealed.
With over nine million followers on Twitch, the content creator has a global fanbase, who were quite concerned when she broke the news about contracting the COVID-19 virus once again.
In an Instagram story last week, Pokimane revealed that she was ill and insinuated that she would be on rest till she got better. She wrote:
“Covid got me f*cked up, I rly thought this shi* expired or something come on now. Anyways I will be productive as soon as I can, until then I am not moving from this bed. Stay safe y’all.”
According to stats from TwitchTracker, the streamer stopped her regular broadcasts after June 6, 2024. Her upcoming livestream will be her first time back on the Amazon-owned platform in a week.
