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Veteran US talk show host Larry King is in hospital with coronavirus, according to US media reports.
King, 87, has been receiving treatment for COVID-19 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in The Angels for more than a week, sources close to his family reportedly told CNN.
The station is currently isolated and cannot receive visitors, they added.
87-year-old man is in hospital and unable to receive visitors, reports say
The talk show host pictured during an interview with Madonna in 1999.
King, whose career spans more than six decades, has type 2 diabetes and has suffered from lung cancer, angina and heart attacks in recent years.
“Larry has struggled with so many health problems in the last few years and he’s fighting hard against this one too, he’s a champion,” the source told CNN.
King’s broadcasting fame began in the 1970s with his radio show The Larry King Show, which he hosted on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
He then went on to have his own television show, Larry King Live on CNN, between 1985 and 2010, where his guests included politicians, celebrities, sports stars, and well-known conspiracy theorists.
More recently, King has featured Larry King Now on US streaming platform Hulu and RT, Russia’s state broadcaster.
King has 2.4 million followers on Twitter, with his most recent tweet posted on November 27 for Thanksgiving. He also posted on November 20 to thank his fans for wishing him a happy 87th birthday.
Last year, two of King’s five children died within weeks of each other. Andy, 65, suffered a heart attack in late July, while Chaia, 52, died after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
King founded his own charity, the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, in 1988 to help fund the treatment of uninsured patients.
Sky News has contacted a publicist for the host to comment on his condition.
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