Scandal-hit opera singer Placido Domingo tests positive for Covid-19


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Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account that 'I feel it is my moral duty to announce to you that I have tested positive.' Photo: AP

Placido Domingo announced on March 22 that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The 79-year-old opera singer's illness comes after his own glittering career had recently been stained by sexual misconduct revelations.

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