Marianne Faithfull was hospitalized after contracting the coronavirus. - MORGAN / SIPA

Touched by the Covid-19, Marianne Faithfull was taken care of. The British singer, icon of the 1960s, was hospitalized after being tested positive for the new coronavirus, said her public relations agency on Saturday.

"Marianne Faithfull's manager (...) confirmed that Marianne was being treated for the Covid-19 in a London hospital," tweeted Republic Media, an agency specializing in the music industry. “She is in a stable state and responds well to treatment. We wish him a full and speedy recovery, ”she added.

The singer was in confinement

Avant-garde American artist Penny Arcade, friend of the 73-year-old British singer, wrote on her Facebook account that Marianne Faithfull had been in hospital on Tuesday after the onset of a cough, while 'she was in confinement. "She overcame and survived so many things in her life - including being Marianne Faithfull - that being swept away by a virus would be such a tragedy," wrote the American, real name Susana Ventura.

Marianne Faithfull was one of the icons of the Sixties and was propelled to the front of the stage at only 17 years old thanks to the song As Tears Go By , written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.

Besides being a singer in the song, she has also been an actress on stage and in front of the cameras during a career spanning five decades. His drug addiction problems were notorious, as were his health problems.

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