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Mel Gibson Spent a Week in the Hospital Battling COVID-19

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The 64-year-old actor has reportedly tested negative for the virus after his hospitalization in April.

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Mel Gibson was hospitalized with COVID-19 back in April and spent several days battling the virus, according to Australia’s The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper reports the 64-year-old actor was given the drug Remdesivir while being treated in a U.S. hospital, which People reports was in Los Angeles. “He tested positive in April and spent a week in the hospital,” a representative was quoted as saying. He has reportedly since tested negative.

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