Khaled El Sawy surprised his fans by announcing that he was diagnosed with Virus C, but he also stated that he wasn't affected morally by the news, and that he will never surrender to disease.
He also wrote on his twitter account: "Virus C will never kill me, it's me who will kill it, I will grip it by the neck and hang it on the walls of my blood vessels".
His fans replied to his tweets by wishing him a speedy recovery, and praised his positive spirit.
El Sawy has recently signed a contract ti star in the television series " Al Soa'alook" (The Vagabond), which is supposed to air during the month of Ramadan in 2015 and will be directed by Ahmed Abdel Hamid.