Singer Raphael, 78, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the artist confirmed on his Twitter account on Thursday. Despite being infected, he has assured that he is “asymptomatic” and “doing well” at the moment.
Dear friends, I am writing to inform you that I have tested positive for Covid. Luckily I’m asymptomatic and feeling fine. For this reason I could not participate in the program yesterday #TheThreeDoors driven by my friend @MariaCasado_TV.
— 𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗘𝗟 (@RAPHAELartista) March 31, 2022
In his message, the singer, who had undergone a liver transplant 19 years ago, wanted to explain that the positive was the reason why he could not attend the Las Tres Puertas program with his “girlfriend” Maria Casado this Wednesday evening as planned. A plan that had to be resolved at the last minute by Televisión Española, replacing the artist with Rosalía, although the reasons for the decision were previously unknown. Melendi also did not attend as announced.
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Raphael used his Twitter profile to say thank you for the support. “Soon… we’ll continue. Always palante!” the artist stated in front of his more than 100,000 followers on the social network. The same message was also published on Instagram, where several well-known personalities wanted to send him words of encouragement, including María Casado herself. “Take care boss, we love you,” wrote the presenter. the
Regarding the pandemic, the artist, who has already celebrated his 60th stage anniversary, confessed in EL PAÍS at the end of 2020 that he was “afraid” for his family but also for himself, albeit a “relative” fear of not knowing , he then clarified where the journey was going. At the same time, detention allowed him to finish his latest album earlier than usual and to learn about the advantages of technology, for example to conduct interviews via video call. “I’ll use that. It’s more fun,” he said at the time.