Marianne Faithfull, 74, Hospitalised With Coronavirus

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Marianne Faithfull is in hospital being treated for coronavirus. The 74-year-old singer's ex-husband John Dunbar has claimed that she is struggling to speak as she battles the deadly virus at a London hospital.
However Mick Jagger's former lover is said to be 'stable' and 'responding well to treatment' after testing positive for the condition, her management confirmed.
John, who was married to the star between 1965 and 1966, said that she had been hospitalised on Tuesday after developing symptoms.

The British artist is quoted as saying: 'She can barely speak and no visitors,' but added that it has been 'so far so good', regarding her treatment.

Faithfull has had various health issues in the past. She suffered from anorexia during a spell she spent homeless in central London in the early 1970s, when she was also addicted to heroin. In 2006, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent successful surgery. In 2007, she announced that she has hepatitis C, diagnosed 12 years previously. She also has arthritis, and has had other joint issues, including a hip injury which became infected following surgery and forced her to cancel a 2015 tour.

Apart from a decade-long fallow period following her 1960s breakthrough, she has steadily released music throughout her life. Her most recent album was 2018's Negative Capability, described as "a masterly meditation on ageing and death" in a five-star review.