Children of Mario Vargas Llosa affirm that the writer is hospitalized for COVID-19

FILE – Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa attends the 46th edition of the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 6, 2022. Vargas Llosa’s children reported on Monday, July 3, 2023 that the writer is hospitalized in Madrid, Spain, after contracting coronavirus. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved