BRIAN MAY, lead guitarist for Queen, has tested positive for COVID-19.

The musician, who co-founded the legendary rock band with the late singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, shared the news on his Instagram feed Saturday, alongside two photos of his test showing the result.

“The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded double red line,” May wrote. He went on to describe his last few days as “truly horrible,” though he says he’s OK and requests “no sympathy please.”

May shared few other details about his case, including how or where he may have contracted COVID. However, he did promise to eventually “tell the tale” of his experience in the post before encouraging people to stay safe during the holidays.

On Saturday, the New York Times reports that daily cases in the U.K. on Friday were over 92,000, up from the around 85,000 cases reported for Thursday.

The U.K. Health Security Agency has also tracked a significant spike in omicron variant cases across the country, beginning Dec. 13. The spread of omicron comes as both the U.K. cinema and stage theater industries brace for a new wave of the pandemic already affecting some productions.

(SD-Agencies)