Posted on 04/03/2020 12:33:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The musician, whose songs "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" and "Sailing" topped the Billboard Hot 100, urged his fans to take the growing global pandemic seriously. Singer-songwriter Christopher Cross has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The five-time Grammy winner shared the news in a lengthy Facebook post Friday.
"I'm sorry to report that I am among the growing number of Americans who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus," he wrote. "Although I am fortunate enough to be cared for at home, this is possibly the worst illness I've ever had."
The musician, whose songs "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" and "Sailing" topped the Billboard Hot 100, urged his fans to take the growing global pandemic seriously.
"For those of you who still do not believe the COVID-19 virus is real, or think it is a 'hoax' or part of some conspiracy, my advice to you is to understand right now that this is a deadly illness spreading like wildfire throughout the world," he continued. "PLEASE make every attempt to stall the spread of the virus."
After sharing a few tips on how people can help flatten the curve including "follow the SCIENCE" and a link to the CDC's page about the coronavirus he concluded his note with a reminder. "Wherever you are in the world, let's all be kind to one another," Cross wrote. "Only if we work together can we defeat COVID-19."
Since the spread of the coronavirus, there are more than 1 million known cases worldwide, and nearly 56,000 deaths. Multiple celebrities have spoken out about contracting and recovering from the virus; several musicians have also died due to complications from COVID-19.
We probably dont even have an accurate number of how many died.
I will pray for your speedy recovery, Chris.
Good question. Maybe these celebrities are catching it from their hired servants. Because even at a time of self-distancing, you cant expect celebrities to cook, clean, shop, keep themselves physically fit without personal trainers, and do their own yard work. And they need someone to be available to film them as they wax eloquent from their bath tubs in their enlightening messages to the little people.
“I am wondering how these various musicians, actors, politicians, newscasters, etc., get coronavirus.”
Ditto!
This is what has been reported for the United States so far today. We’ll see the totals later tonight. Yesterday’s counts were 241,626 cases and 5,821 deaths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic#Epidemiology
United States
Cases 273,409
Deaths 7,064
Recoveries 12,044
“AAANNNNNDDDDD - another high-profile case...”
For sure. Tom Hanks bombed at the movies, saw his star fading and then claimed he had the C19 disease. Now it is Christopher Cross. Wow. I have not heard that name since, well, according to Wiki, 1980.
There are many types of corona viruses and all of them are equally brutal.
I dont understand how a lot of well known people are coming out and videoing themselves standing up and talking about how horrible their symptoms are. I had type B flu two years ago (yes I had a flu shot) and I couldnt stand or walk or barely talk. My husband had to literally pick me up and carry me to the car, then Pick me up and carry me to the doctors office. Recovery was tough.
I realize there are people, mostly older ( I am 69), that are suffering and dying with this virus. But there are also a lot of attention seeking tv/movie personalities grandstanding this thing that obviously do not have serious symptoms. Sickening.
I think some like Chris Fredo Juicy Smollet Coumo are lying and just want attention. They can’t help themselves.
He rode like the wind to the doctor
Chris, where’d you pick up the virus?
“Somewhere between the moon and New York City.”
#mewu movement.
Viruses wear masks around him.
Mostly hollywood types get this virus. I mean we hear about it all day and sit around and wait for one of those types to make a little song or special phone call for us little folks.
I keep saying that I’m NOT going to panic unless Keith Richards dies of this flu...or our local Kwik Trip gas stations close - which they NEVER do - tornadoes, blizzards, major holidays, locusts, etc. ;)
(They HAVE stopped all of the self-serve food & coffee that they usually sell, but I won’t eat from a Public Trough in the first place.)
It came quite far from a foreign land, no reason to pretend
And if I am right the whole damn plights the fault of our Chinese friends
Oh, corona can be quite fatal, just you wait and see.
Believe Fauci.
Ailing... just keep away bout 6 feet and cover your face
“The whole world should be kind to each other right now.
liberals live in such a fake world.”
How true. They never provide the fine print: Except if you are a conservative. We can never be kind to conservatives or people that have different views.
That Meat Loaf crossover duet was ahead of its time
lol
And it’s not even possible for people with the same views to be kind to each other all the time. Or even often.
The world is a hard place and there are bad people out there.
Their “utopia” only exists in their heads.
But youre right. They would slaughter us.
And that’s what makes them so dangerous.
And that’s what makes them so dangerous.
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