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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, Paul McCartney performs at The Night that Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles, in Los Angeles. McCartney has been treated for a virus that led him to cancel his tour in Japan. Publicist Perri Cohen says in a statement Thursday, May 22, that McCartney “has received successful medical treatment at a hospital in Tokyo.” Cohen adds that the icon is expected to make a complete recovery and will be taking time to rest. McCartney cancelled his entire "Out There Japan Tour 2014" this week because of the illness. (Photo by Zach Cordner/Invision/AP, File)

Paul McCartney recovering from virus that caused him to cancel tour in Japan

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Paul McCartney has been treated for a virus that led him to cancel his tour in Japan.

Publicist Perri Cohen said in a statement Thursday that McCartney received treatment at a hospital in Tokyo. Cohen adds that McCartney is expected to make a complete recovery and will be taking time to rest.

McCartney cancelled his entire “Out There Japan Tour 2014” this week because of the illness.

The statement also says the 71-year-old “has been extremely moved by all the messages and well wishes he has received from fans all over the world.”

The former Beatle will play a handful of shows in the United States starting June 14 in Lubbock, Texas.

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