Even top politicians and celebrities fall victim to Covid-19


(Clockwise from top left) Arsenal's Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, Chelsea's English midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi, Australia's former home affairs minister Peter Dutton and US actor Tom Hanks are all down with Covid-19 sickness. Disneyland and Broadway are going dark, several European countries are shutting schools and stock markets cratered Thursday as fears over the spread of the coronavirus ricochet around the globe. - AFP

BEIJING: It's a crazy world they say. And the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has not spared politicians and celebrities around the world.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive since Thursday, and questions arise over whether US President Donald Trump should be tested after meeting a Brazilian official infected with Covid-19.

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