"There is a small lesion in the lungs from COVID and a temperature, doctors convinced me to go to the hospital for therapy, globally everything is fine," TASS quoted him as saying.

Svetlakov is known to viewers for his participation in KVN, TV projects "Our Russia", "Projectorperishilton", roles in the films "Yolki", "Gorko" and others.

Earlier it was reported that the actor Gosha Kutsenko recovered from the coronavirus.

According to him, it was the "most serious" illness that he had to endure.