Dead, ill, recovered: Foreign celebrities, public figures hit by COVID19
PARIS - From world leaders and royals to sports stars and artists, and now Brazil's far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro... the coronavirus has hit millions around the world, including the rich and famous. Marianne Faithfull, 73, a 1960s icon and celebrated singer-songwriter, was discharged from hospital on April 22, 22 days after being admitted with symptoms of coronavirus.
Michel Barnier, who leads the EU's negotiations with Britain on Brexit, announced March 19 that he had the virus and returned to work in Brussels on April 14. His British counterpart David Frost was also infected. Nobel laureate and former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, 82, is now recovered and out of quarantine since mid-April.
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