Alexander Shirvindt, who contracted covid, was hospitalized in a serious condition

The actor's condition is assessed as serious - he has respiratory failure against the background of pneumonia, according to Channel Five. In the nearest future, Shirvindt will be under medical supervision.

His wife was also is diagnosed with pneumonia.

Let us recall that Alexander Shirvindt is 86 years old. Since 2000, he has been working as the artistic director of the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire.