Daniel Dae Kim Joins Growing List of Celebrities With Coronavirus

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Hi everyone- yesterday I was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Looks like I’ll be ok, but I wanted share my journey with you in the hopes that you find it informative or helpful. Hope you all stay safe, calm, and above all, healthy.

A post shared by Daniel Dae Kim (@danieldaekim) on Mar 19, 2020 at 10:34am PDT

Daniel Dae Kim was working on-set in New York City for the NBC show New Amsterdam. Fittingly, he was acting as in his role as a doctor helping NYC patients through a flu pandemic. As soon as news of the pandemic broke, the show suspended production, and the actor returned to Honolulu with his family. Just as the flight landed, Dae Kim noticed the throat pain that led him to self-isolate and, ultimately, seek out a test for COVID-19.

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Greetings from Norway! Sorry to say that I, today, have tested positive for COVID19, Corona virus. My familiy and I are self-isolating at home for as long as it takes. We are in good health – I only have mild symptoms of a cold. There are people at higher risk for who this virus might be a devastating diagnosis, so I urge all of you to be extremely careful; wash your hands, keep 1,5 meters distance from others, go in quarantine; just do everything you can to stop the virus from spreading. Together we can fight this virus and avert a crisis at our hospitals. Please take care of each other, keep your distance, and stay healthy! Please visit your country's Center for Disease Control's website, and follow the regulations for staying safe and protecting not just yourselves, but our entire community, and especially those at risk like the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions. @grymolvaerhivju #fightcorona #solidarity #takecare #folkehelseinstituttet Thanks to @panoramaagency

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The list of celebrities with coronavirus now includes Kristofer Hivju. On the evening of Monday, March 16, the Game of Thrones actor posted a selfie on Instagram to alert fans that he had tested positive for the virus and that he planned to self-isolate with his family in Norway.

Idris Elba tweeted that afternoon of Monday, March 16 that the coronavirus test he underwent the previous Friday had come back positive. Elba accessed a test immediately after learning about his possible exposure to COVID-19, and he isolated himself in the interim as he awaited his test results. He reports that he’s currently asymptomatic, though symptoms for the virus can appear up to 14 day after exposure.

Tom Hanks, 63, contracted coronavirus while he was in Australia for production of Baz Luhrmann’s new Elvis Presley biopic. Up until recently, Hanks was being monitored in an Australian hospital. The hospital released Hanks and his wife (more about her below) and allowed them to quarantine in their home in Australia.

Rita Wilson, 63, was exposed to coronavirus through similar circumstances as her husband. She was also released from the hospital to quarantine at their Australian home. Their son, Chet, assures the public that both his parents aren’t “trippin” or really even that visibly sick.

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Locked up at home after having tested positive for Coronavirus. I’ve actually been ill for almost a week now. Fever and fatigue are my main symptoms. Take care of yourself and do take this seriously! Сижу в изоляции дома с диагнозом Коронавирус. Уже почти неделю болею. Температура и слабость – мои основные симптомы. Будьте осторожны и принимайте это во всерьёз! #coronavirus #коронавирус

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Olga Kurylenko, 40, is an actress who is best known for her role as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace. The Ukranian-born model and actress announce her coronavirus diagnosis with an Instagram post Sunday, March 16. She shared that fever and fatigue were her main symptoms so far, and she urged followers to “take this seriously.” 

The NBA announced on Wednesday, March 11 that Rudy Gobert, 27, of the Utah Jazz had tested positive for COVID-19. In reaction to this diagnosis, the league suspended their 2019-2020 season. Gobert has since announced that he’s feeling alright and is donating $500,000 to part-time employees of the Utah Jazz arena and to COVID-19 related services.

Gobert’s Jazz teammate, Donovan Mitchell, tested positive for coronavirus after the team somehow procured 58 tests. The 23-year-old athlete was the only teammate who tested positive, and has been in isolation but asymptomatic since receiving the results. Mitchell appeared on Good Morning America through video Monday, March 16 and admitted that “the scariest part about this virus is that you may seem fine.”

Sophie Trudeau, 44, is the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Prime Minister’s office released a statement on Thursday, March 12 that she had tested positive for coronavirus. The statement added that she was feeling well but would take all of the recommended precautions regardless of her lack of symptoms.

Lucian Grainge, 60, though perhaps not a household celebrity name, is one of music’s most powerful executives. Grainge was hospitalized for coronavirus Sunday, March 16 in Los Angeles. Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music Group, threw his 60th birthday party just two weeks before his hospitalization, and guests included Apple head Tim Cook.

Football fans learned that 19-year-old Chelsea winger, Callum Hudson-Odoi, tested positive for coronavirus after his team made an announcement on Thursday, March 12. The next day, Hudson-Odoi assured fans through Twitter that he was “feeling good.”

Veteran actor Mark Blum passed away on Thursday, March 26 due to COVID-19 complications. Most recently, Blum played Mr. Mooney in the television thriller You and Bill in the hit HBO series Succession. His most notable roles include Gary Glass in Desperately Seeking Susan and Richard Mason in Crocodile Dundee.