Idris Elba tested positive for COVID-19.
Idris Elba confirmed the information on Twitter.
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Idris Elba tested positive for the novel coronavirus on March 16, which the 47-year-outdated British actor confirmed in a video he posted on Twitter.
“This morning I tested positive for Covid 19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I’m doing No panic,” the “Thor” actor wrote.
Although the actor did not specify the place he was uncovered to somebody that had tested positive, he was photographed with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, the spouse of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at WE Day 2020 on March four. Sophie tested positive for COVID-19 on March 13, nonetheless it stays unconfirmed that the two instances are linked.
In the video, Idris additionally shared that his spouse, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, hasn’t been tested and “is doing okay.”
He referred to as on his followers to be vigilant about washing their palms and stay conscious that they might be asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19.
“We live in a divided world right now. We can all feel it. It’s been bulls— but now is the time for solidarity. Now is the time for thinking about each other,” he stated, including, “There are so many people whose lives have been affected — from those who have lost the people that they love to those who don’t even have it and have lost their livelihood. This is real.”
On March 22, Sabrina introduced that she tested positive for the novel coronavirus as effectively throughout a FaceTime episode of “Oprah Talks: COVID-19” on Apple TV.
“I could have made the decision to put myself, maybe, in a separate room or stay away, and I’m sure that people are making those decisions. And they’re tough decisions to make,” she informed Oprah, persevering with, “But I made the decision to want to be with him and, you know, still touch him.”
