Coronavirus: "Sailing" singer Christopher Cross is infected - "Worst illness I've ever had"

The novel lung disease Covid-19 has now hit another celebrity. "Sailing" singer Christopher Cross is infected. He makes an urgent appeal to his fans.

• The novel corona virus * appears to be spreading inexorably in the United States.
• Some celebrities are also affected. "Sailing" singer Christopher Cross said on Friday that he was also infected with Covid-19.
• Read more about current corona developments in the USA in our news ticker.
• Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.

Los Angeles - With the song "Sailing" he landed a huge hit in 1979, now the American singer and songwriter Christoper Cross has been infected with the corona virus . The 68-year-old musician announced this on Friday via his social media channels. He does not usually speak publicly about his health, but he hopes that people will understand how serious and contagious this disease is, he wrote. And further: "This is probably the worst illness I've ever had ." He appealed to his fans to take the threat of Covid-19 seriously. "It is a deadly disease that spreads like wildfire across the world." Stay at home , wash your hands and listen to the scientists, the singer warned.

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Corona virus: "Sailing" singer Christopher Cross and many other celebrities are infected

In the 1980s, the soft rocker with the unmistakably high, soft voice stormed the charts with rock ballads like "Ride Like The Wind" and "Sailing". The Texan-born broke a record at the Grammy Awards in 1981 with his debut album "Christopher Cross". He was the first artist to win the highest US music award in the four most important categories "Best New Artist", "Best Album", "Song" and "Single of the Year" (Sailing). He also had success with the theme song for the film comedy "Arthur - No Child of Sadness". "Arthur's Theme" was at the top of the charts worldwide and was crowned with an Oscar for best song.

Christopher Cross is n't the only celebrity infected with Covid-19 . Numerous well-known personalities are now affected by the new virus. Some stars have already survived a corona infection.

In addition to the USA, Germany - and Bavaria in particular - is also heavily affected by Covid-19. Therefore, numerous events had to be canceled in Munich *.

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