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'Breaking Bad' actor donates plasma after recovering from coronavirus

Bryan Cranston on Thursday took to Instagram to inform his fans that he has recovered from the disease

By Web Desk
July 31, 2020

Actor Bryan Cranston on Thursday revealed that he has donated plasma after recovering from coronavirus.

The “Breaking Bad” actor said he had recovered from mild symptoms of COVID-19 was hoping that his plasma would help others with the disease.

Wearing a face mask, Cranston revealed the news in an Instagram video in which he documented the donation process at a blood and plasma center run by the University of California at Los Angeles.

Cranston said he had experienced mild symptoms including a slight headache, tightness in the chest and loss of his sense of taste and smell.

“I was one of the lucky ones,” Cranston wrote. “I count my blessings and urge you to keep wearing the damn mask, keep washing your hands, and stay socially distant.”

Cranston won multiple Emmy Awards for his role as a meth-making chemistry teacher on TV drama “Breaking Bad” from 2008 to 2013.