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The 52-year-old himself confirmed on social media that the COVID-19 virus had \u201cvisited him,\u201d but he added that he is feeling good as he recovers from the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe recent virus has \u2018visited\u2019 me and I felt obliged to let the public know. I feel good as I take all the neccessary measures and I discipline to the doctors\u2019 instructions. I strongly advice all my fellow citizens to do the same. I wish all a quick recovery,\u201d Marinakis wrote.<\/p>\n
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Evangelos Marinakis is President and CEO of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., which he founded. The company and its affiliates manages a fleet of 56 vessels, mostly tankers but also LNG and a Capesize bulk carrier. In 2014, he was named Lloyd\u2019s List\u2019s \u201cGreek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Marinakis is also owner of the Olympiakos football (soccer) club, as well as England\u2019s Nottingham Forest Football Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Olympiakos confirmed Wednesday that Marinakis had contracted the virus in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The World Health Organization on Wednesday officially declared the novel coronavirus named COVID-19 a global pandemic with ore than 113, 000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 4,000 deaths.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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