Coronavirus continues to take its toll on the world. With high-profile cases across the globe, we're still witnessing a scary and serious pandemic. Plus, with new fast-spreading variants continuing to emerge, it's no time to lose sight of the safety measures that remain necessary. And for all their influence, the famous are not immune to COVID-19.
Just a couple weeks after President Joe Biden revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19, so too did his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, on August 15. She is fortunately double-vaccinated and twice boosted, and is taking Paxlovid, Pfizer's antiviral drug, according to her communications director. Her symptoms are mild and similar to the common cold, and though she's in a risky age group for coronavirus at 71, she's "feeling good," reports CNN. She's currently at a private residence in South Carolina and will return to the White House after two consecutive negative tests.
Take a look through the following gallery to see some more famous figures that the coronavirus has affected.