Benedict Cumberbatch believes he was ‘patient zero,’ suffered COVID-19 while filming ‘The Mauritanian’ in South Africa

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch believes he could’ve been patient zero of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Academy Award-nominated actor is taking a closer look at the mysterious illness that left him nearly incapacitated in 2019. After going over his symptoms, he now believes he was among the first people to contract the deadly COVID-19 disease.

“I was incredibly ill to the point that when all this COVID stuff suddenly broke in the new year,” Cumberbatch revealed to The Independent.

After reading early reports about the pandemic, the 44-year-old Dr. Strange star expressed concern that he could have contr…

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