Idris Elba Reveals He’s Tested Positive for Coronavirus/COVID-19
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Actor Idris Elba has become the latest major Hollywood personality to reveal they’ve tested positive for the novel coronavirus currently sweeping the world in a global pandemic, announcing the news to his fans via Twitter on Monday afternoon. He joins the likes of Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Olga Kurylenko among actors who have revealed their positive diagnoses.
“This morning I tested positive for Covid 19,” he tweeted in his post. “I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus.”
Elba was apparently tested for the virus, officially titled COVID-19, last Friday after learning that he had been in contact with someone who tested positive. Speaking in a Twitter video, flanked by his wife Sabrina, Elba laid out a sensible, laudable call for personal responsibility in not spreading the virus.