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Christopher Cross says he's 'unable to walk' after COVID-19 battle

Christopher Cross says he's 'unable to walk' after COVID-19 battle

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Christopher Cross is optimistic he'll recover from the coronavirus, the singer told his fans this Friday. Facebook

It's been nearly two weeks since US singer Christopher Cross revealed he had coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The Grammy winner on Friday gave an update and said that while he is unable to currently walk due to complications brought by his battle with the virus, he was told by his doctors that he'll recover.

He began his message by saying: "I want to thank you for your kind words and to let you know how I am doing."

"After being sick for weeks I slowly started to recover; unfortunately as a consequence of COVID-19 other problems were caused. At present I am suffering intense muscle weakness and a temporary paralysis of my legs --I am unable to walk."

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He continued by explaining that he has begun physical therapy and that he was assured that he'll be able to recover fine.

"I will get past this," he promised his fans.

You can read his full message below:

Cross is best known for his eponymous 1979 debut album, which won five Grammy awards. He also won an Oscar in 1982 for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," featured in the comedy "Arthur."

Cross is among the 670,000 confirmed US cases of COVID-19.

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