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 Below is a list of some
prominent people who have been diagnosed with
the novel coronavirus. (Click here to see a
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* PROMINENT CASES *
Prince Albert of Monaco, 62, tested positive for
coronavirus but his health "is not a cause for
concern," his office said on March 19.
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, 61, said he
felt like he was "living a nightmare" during his
battle with coronavirus in March.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, 65, said on
July 7 that he had tested positive for the novel
coronavirus, after months of playing down the
severity of the pandemic.
Britain's Prince Charles, 71, tested positive
for the virus, his residence said on March 25.
The heir to the throne had self-isolated at his
residence in Scotland for seven days with mild
symptoms.
Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men's tennis
player, tested positive for the virus on June
23. Djokovic, 33, apologized to anyone who
contracted the virus after playing in an
exhibition tournament he organized in Serbia and
Croatia.
Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo, 79, said
on March 22 he had tested positive and went into
self-isolation with his family.
NBA basketball player and Brooklyn Nets forward
Kevin Durant, 31, tested positive for
coronavirus in March. NBA Utah Jazz center Rudy
Gobert, 28, also tested positive in March.
British actor Idris Elba, 47, said on March 16
he had tested positive, after discovering he had
been exposed to someone with the disease.
New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing, 57, on May
22 said he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife,
actress Rita Wilson, tested positive in March.
Both 63, they were in Australia because Hanks
was working on a film.
Kristofer Hivju, 41, best known for playing the
formidable, bearded Tormund on "Game of
Thrones," tested positive for the coronavirus,
he said in an Instagram post on March 14.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, was
admitted to hospital on April 5 after suffering
symptoms including a fever and a cough for more
than 10 days. He spent a week in hospital,
including three nights in intensive care.
Actor Daniel Dae Kim, 51, best known for the
television series "Hawaii 5-0," said on March 19
he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, 40, who
appeared in "Quantum of Solace" in 2008, said on
March 15 that she was "locked up at home" after
testing positive for the coronavirus.
American singer Pink, 40, said on April 5 that
she had tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks
prior and had since recovered. She donated $1
million to relief efforts.
Juventus defender Daniele Rugani, 25, was the
first Serie A soccer player to test positive,
the Turin side said on March 11.
Actor Tony Shalhoub, 66, who stared in "Monk"
and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", revealed in May
that he and his wife had recovered from
coronavirus.
Sophie Trudeau, 45, wife of Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau, tested positive for
coronavirus on March 12. The entire family
self-isolated for two weeks.
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller, 31, tested
positive in April.
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, 68, who
is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault
and rape, tested positive for the coronavirus in
March, according to the head of the state
corrections officers union.
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 * DEATHS *
Patricia Bosworth, the U.S. writer and actor who
starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in "The Nun's
Story" in 1959, died on April 2, aged 86.
Tim Brooke-Taylor, a stalwart of British comedy
best known for the 1970s TV show "The Goodies",
died on April 12, aged 79. Nick
Cordero, a Canadian Broadway actor who played
leading roles in "Bullets over Broadway" and
"Waitress," died on July 5, aged 41.
Manu Dibango, the Cameroon-born singer and
saxophonist who recorded the hit track "Soul
Makossa" in 1972, died in France on March 24,
aged 86. Pape Diouf, the former
president of Ligue 1 soccer club Olympique de
Marseille, died aged 68 on March 31. The
Senegalese national who moved to Marseille as a
teenager died in Dakar.
Annie Glenn, philanthropist and the widow of
pioneering astronaut and U.S. Senator John
Glenn, died aged 100 on May 19 at a Minnesota
nursing home.
Dave Greenfield, keyboard player for the British
rock group The Stranglers died on May 3, aged
71. He wrote the music for "Golden Brown," the
band's biggest hit. Roy Horn,
the magician who starred alongside Siegfried
Fischbacher in a popular, long-running Las Vegas
act built around rare tigers, died on May 8,
aged 75.
Mahmoud Jibril, who abandoned Muammar Gaddafi to
become Libya's rebel prime minister during the
2011 revolution, died in Cairo on April 5. He
was interim leader until the country held its
first free elections in four decades in 2012.
Lee Konitz, the U.S. saxophonist who pioneered
"cool" jazz, died on April 15, aged 92. He cut
albums with Miles Davis, pianist Bill Evans, sax
player Gerry Mulligan and bassist Charles Mingus
among many others.
Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who was
reprimanded for issuing an early warning about
the disease, died on Feb 7.
Ellis Marsalis, one of the patriarchs of jazz as
the father of Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and
Jason and a great pianist in his own right, died
on April 1 aged 85.
Terrence McNally, the Tony award-winning
playwright known for plays including "Love!
Valour! Compassion!" and the musical version of
"Kiss of the Spider Woman," died on March 24,
aged 81.
John Prine, the Grammy-winning singer who wrote
his early songs in his head while delivering
mail and later became one of the most
influential songwriters of his generation, died
on April 7, aged 73.
Sergio Rossi, the Italian luxury shoemaker, died
on April 2. He was in his 80s.
Luis Sepúlveda, the Chilean author best known
for his book "The Old Man Who Read Love
Stories," died in Spain on April 16, aged 70.
Ken Shimura, one of Japan's best-known
comedians, died on March 29, aged 70.
(Compiled by Andrew Heavens and Lisa Shumaker;
Editing by Mike Collett-White and Cynthia
Osterman)
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