CULTURE
11:25 AM PDT 7/24/2020
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The Associated Press
The actor and director made a full recovery and is “fine” after his short stay in April, his manager says, adding that Gibson has tested negative “numerous times” since then.
Mel Gibson spent a week in a Los Angeles hospital in April after testing positive for COVID-19, his representative said Friday.
The 64-year-old actor and director has made a full recovery and is doing “great,” according to the representative. He also said that Gibson has tested negative “numerous times” since then.
Gibson is the latest in a long series of high-profile figures to be released with COVID-19 diagnoses and recoveries, including Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, George Stephanopoulos, and singer Pink.
For most people, the new novel coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that disappear within two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and those with existing health problems, it can cause more serious illness and even be fatal.
The United States has more than 4 million known cases of coronavirus, with more than 140,000 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
