Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and
disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein have joined the growing list of the
rich, famous and powerful hit by the coronavirus.
Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabele, known as the “King of
Soukous”, a high-tempo modern variant of Congolese rumba, died in Paris on
Thursday of the coronavirus, aged 67. Spanish opera star Domingo said Sunday he
had tested positive, adding he was “in good health”.
However, Cameroonian jazz star Manu
Dibango, 86, was admitted to a French hospital suffering from the virus, his
official Facebook page said on March 18, adding he was “resting well and calmly
recovering”. Hollywood producer Weinstein, in prison in northern New York state
after being sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and sexual assault, has also
tested positive, US media reported on Sunday.