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Antonio Banderas tests positive for coronavirus

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Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus.

In an Instagram post on his 60th birthday, Banderas says he is celebrating the occasion while in quarantine and feeling "relatively well, just a little more tired than normal".

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"...And confident that I will recover as soon as possible following the medical indications that I hope will allow me to overcome the infectious process that I suffer and that is affecting so many people around the planet," Banderas said.

He accompanied the post to his 2.7 million followers with a black and white photograph of him as a child.

Banderas said he would use his recovery time to "read, write, rest" and continue making plans to commemorate his birthday.

Antonio Banderas poses with the best actor Palme d'Or award for the film 'Pain and Glory' during a photo call following the awards ceremony at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2019. AP

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