A nightmarish 2020 year for the tenor. Sunday afternoon, Plácido Domingo announced through a Facebook post " having tested positive for Covid-19 ". He also explains that for security reasons, he remains confined with his family until further notice.
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The 79-year-old Spanish tenor still wants to reassure his fans by saying that everyone is in good health but that he nevertheless " had a cough and a fever ", symptoms that pushed him to get tested. The rest of the message focuses mainly on precautionary instructions, washing hands, staying away, following government instructions.
If nothing indicates that Plácido Domingo is in Spain, he who worked in Los Angeles, the situation of the country bordering on France is worrying. Spain is one of the countries most affected by the epidemic with more than 28,500 cases of contamination and 1,720 dead and the situation seems to be getting worse day by day.
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For the tenor, the news comes a month after accusations of sexual harassment by many women against him. The Los Angeles Opera decided to send him back, Spain canceled all of its performances on its territory, prompting him to make a public apology.