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.
‘...2nd only to mine every time Arthurs Theme comes on the radio.’
hear hear...just awful...
I know it’s crazy...but it’s true.
Ohhh... You win the Internetz for that...
Id like to of heard his symptoms Tom Hanks and his wife had mild symptoms it seems to depend on a person auto immune system more than anything else even their age
“Not a low number if your one of that 5%”
Yeah well, 5% of WHAT?
5% of the total population?
5% of people testing positive?
5% of people admitted to a hospital?
5% of ICU patients?
Lack of journalistic standards at this crucial time is maddening. That whole industry needs to be overhauled. It’s putrid.
I thought they could cure bubonic plague. I guess not.
Yeah, like those "Hate Has No Place In This Home" signs posted by Libtards who hate DJT, anyone who supports DJT, conservatives in general, gun owners, Christians, people against the killing of unborn children, climate change skeptics, white male heterosexuals, and anyone else who doesn't think like them or share their commie "values."
It's a bacteria that can be treated with antibiotics. But it's rare and the medics may not be quick to realize what they are seeing.
“I thought they could cure bubonic plague. I guess not.”
They can cure bubonic plague, just not with penicillin which is what I was given for the first 12 days. They switched to streptomycin and I got better.
In the US, it is 2.5%
“In the US, it is 2.5%”
i repeat:
“without knowing how many have been infected and didnt die, then we cant compute a death rate”
death RATE = (number died) / (total infected in the population)
and total infected number in population won’t be known until widespread IGG/IGM testing has been completed ... and NOT just in healthcare workers and those with “symptoms”, but a true RANDOM sample large enough to be statistically valid for projecting the infection total in the entire population ...
Until you get that magic unknown number, the rate is 2.57%. (confirmed vs deaths)
“Until you get that magic unknown number, the rate is 2.57%. (confirmed vs deaths)”
nope. that number is simply the best GUESS available ...
Show me the real numbers then
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