COVID-19 has caused the closures of many businesses, schools, and even TV and movie productions. Celebrities with the virus are bringing more awareness to the symptoms, while encouraging everyone to stay at home.
The first well-known celebrities who tested positive were Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson. The couple contracted it while filming a movie about Elvis Presley in Australia. Soon after, the list of confirmed cases among celebrities began to increase.
Here are some of the celebrities, athletes and prominent figures who tested positive for COVID-19:
Andrew Watt
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The 29-year-old music producer said he began feeling symptoms of the virus on March 6, including fever and a dry cough, but was denied testing since he hadn’t traveled. Eventually, he enlisted a private doctor for the test, and the results came back positive for coronavirus.
Callum Hudson-Odoi
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The 19-year-old Premier League winger for Chelsea recently announced that he has recovered from the virus.
Charlotte Lawrence
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The 19-year-old singer revealed that she was diagnosed with the virus, but she is “going to be completely fine.”
Daniel Dae Kim
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The 51-year-old “Hawaii Five-0” and “Lost” actor revealed that he tested positive for the coronavirus.
Donovan Mitchell
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The 23-year-old Utah Jazz teammate of Rudy Gobert announced that he tested positive for the virus.
Idris Elba
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. pic.twitter.com/Lg7HVMZglZ
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 16, 2020
The actor, 47, announced his diagnosis Monday, stating that he has no symptoms, but it “sucks.”
Indira Varma
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The 46-year-old “Game of Thrones” actor announced that she has been diagnosed with the virus. She stated that she is “in bed, and it’s not nice.”
Janet Broderick
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The Rev. Janet Broderick, 64 info,rmed her congregation that she tested positive for the virus at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills and thanked them for their prayers.
Kevin Durant
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The 31-year-old basketball star is one of the four Brooklyn Nets players who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The other three have not yet been named.
Kristofer Hivju
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The 41-year-old “Game of Thrones” star, 41, said he tested positive Monday and will self-isolate “for as long as it takes.”
Mikel Arteta
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The 37-year-old Arsenal manager was the first Premier League diagnosis.
Nadine Dorries
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The 62-year-old British health minister recently announced her diagnosis.
Prince Albert II
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The prince’s palace of Monaco announced that the 62-year-old tested positive for the coronavirus.
Rudy Gobert
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The 27-year-old NBA star from the Utah Jazz was under fire for jokingly touching microphones during a press conference before his diagnosis.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife, 44, announced her positive diagnosis.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
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The actor and actress, both 63, were in Australia when their tests came back positive. The couple gave an update on their health, and their sons Chet, 29, and Colin, 42, stated that the couple didn’t seem to have severe symptoms.
