Placido Domingo has confirmed he is suffering from coronavirus.

In a statement posted on Facebook he wrote: "I feel it is my moral duty to announce to you that I have tested positive for COVID19, the coronavirus.

"My family and I are all in self isolation for as long as it is deemed medically neccessary.

"Currently we are all in good health but I experienced fever and cough symptoms therefore deciding to get tested and the results came back positive.

"I beg everyone to be extremely careful, follow basic guidelines by washing your hands frequently, keeping at least 6 feet distance from others, doing everything ups can t stop the furs from spreading and please stay home if you can."

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The diagnosis comes a month after the Spanish star publicly apologised to a string of women for sexually harassing them.

The singer, who has been in the limelight for more than five decades, said he takes "full responsibility" for the "pain" he caused his victims.

In a statement sent to Spanish news agency Europa Press in February, Placido said he now understands why many of the women who accused him felt they could not speak out "as they worried how that could affect their career".

Since the first allegations broke last August, the opera star said he has "analysed" the complaints and has "grown up with the experience".

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"Even though it was not (my) intention, never ever anybody should feel this way," he is quoted as saying.

Several women from the classical music industry accused him of inappropriate behaviour across the last three decades.

He originally denied the allegations and protested his innocence.

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Several opera houses axed his concerts in the wake of the women's claims and the Los Angeles Opera, which employs him as its general director, launched an investigation into the accusations.

Domingo came to global fame thanks to his part in the Three Tenors, which featured him, Jose Carreras and the late Luciano Pavarotti singing classical operas in the 1990s.

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