These Athletes and Celebrities Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus

From Men's Health

With the global Coronavirus outbreak continuing to change and evolve hour-by-hour and day-by-day, more and more people have begun to test positive for the contagious sickness. Within the last day or so, a number of notable people in our world—athletes, actors, and more—have either themselves confirmed or been reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus. This situation is obviously rapidly evolving, but here are a handful that have been confirmed thus far.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

Hanks and Wilson had been in Australia shooting the upcoming Elvis Presley movie when they began feeling some mild symptoms and decided to get a test; as it turns out, the pair (both 63) tested positive for the coronavirus.

"Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?" Hanks wrote in a post shared to both his Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Rudy Gobert

Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus, and as early as a few days prior to his test was mocking the sickness. His positive test is what led the NBA to suspend its 2019-2020 season. A few days before, he made a point to touch every microphone and recorder in front of him:

The All Star center issued a statement after his positive test. "The first and most important thing is I would like to publicly apologize to the people that I may have endangered," he wrote. "At the time, I had no idea I was even infected. I was careless and make no excuse."

Donovan Mitchell

Mitchell, Gobert's Utah Jazz teammate and fellow All Star, was the second NBA player confirmed to have contracted the virus. In reporting his positive test, ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski said that Gobert "had been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings."

Mitchell spoke about his positive test in an Instagram post. "We are all learning more about the seriousness of this situation and hopefully people can continue to educate themselves and realize that they need to behave responsibly both for their own health and for the well being of those around them," Mitchell said in an Instagram post.

Daniele Rugani

Daniele Rugani, who plays soccer for both Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Italian National Team, is the first player in Italy's top soccer league to be confirmed as testing positive for the virus. According to Al Jazeera, Rugani and "those who have had contact with him" are in isolation, and he's not showing any symptoms of the disease.

Manolo Gabbiadini

Gabbiadini, who also plays in Serie A in Italia for Sampdoria, has also tested positive. “Gabbiadini has a slight fever, but is otherwise fine,” read a statement released by his team.

Gabbiadini, who previously played in the English Premier League for Southhampton, also released his own statement. “I also want to let you know that I’m fine, so don’t worry," he said. "Follow the rules, stay at home and everything will work out.

Mikel Arteta

Arteta, who was a player for Arsenal F.C. of the English Premier League from 2011 to 2016 and took over for longtime manager Arsene Wenger in 2019, tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Sky Sports. Arteta is now self-isolating, and Sky suspects that his coaching staff and first-team players will do the same. "This is really disappointing but I took the test after feeling poorly," he said. "I will be at work as soon as I'm allowed."

Callum Hudson-Odoi

Hudson-Odoi, a winger for Chelsea F.C., is the first English Premier League player to test positive for the coronavirus. After the news of both Hudson-Odoi and Arteta's positive tests, the Premier League has suspended all activity and games until April 3rd at the earliest. According to the BBC, Chelsea says that Hudson-Odoi "displayed symptoms similar to a mild cold on Monday morning," and that led him to stay away from the training facility. They added that he's doing well and hopes to return as soon as possible.

Hudson-Odoi posted a video message to his Instagram giving fans an update on his status. "I am following the health guidelines and self-isolating myself from everybody for the week," he said. "I hope to see everybody soon and hopefully will be back on the pitch very soon."

Olga Kurylenko

Kurylenko, a 40-year-old Ukraine-born actress best known for her role in James Bond film Quantum of Solace alongside Daniel Craig, announced in an Instagram post that she's tested positive for the coronavirus. “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," she wrote. "Take care of yourself and do take this seriously.” Kurylenko has also been in movies like Hitman and Oblivion (alongside Tom Cruise).

Idris Elba

One of the biggest movie stars in the world, Elba announced in a video shared to his Twitter that he's tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with someone who had tested positive.

"This is serious. Now's the time to really think about social distancing, washing your hands," he said in the video. "Beyond that, there are people out there who aren't showing symptoms, and that can easily spread it."

Additionally, the star of The Wire and Hobbs & Shaw revealed that his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba hasn't been tested. He ended his video with a call for the world to come together. "We live in a divided world right now, we can all feel it, it's been bullshit," he said. "But now's the time for solidarity. Now's the time for thinking about each other."

Elba was Oprah's first guest (via FaceTime) for an AppleTV+ series called Oprah Talks COVID-19. He appeared on the show and gave an update on his diagnosis, choosing to instead see a silver lining in the whole situation. "It is incredible," he said. "One of the upsides of this whole drama is that we are forced to think together as a race."

Kristofer Hivju

Hivju, who is best known for playing the warrior Tormund Giantsbane on Game of Thrones, revealed his positive coronavirus test on Monday via an Instagram post. The actor, posting from Norway, said that he and his family are self-isolating at home, and that he only has symptoms similar to that of a cold.

Hivju urged his followers to remain safe and vigilant, and warned of the risks that could come if people aren't hygenic and risk-averse. "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," he wrote in his post.

Hivju was recently announced to be a part of the cast for the second season of Netflix's The Witcher. According to Deadline, the show has shuttered production for two weeks, and will deep clean the set in the meantime.

Kevin Durant

NBA star Kevin Durant is among four Brooklyn Nets players who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. "Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine," he said. "We're going to get through this."

Durant is in his first year with the Brooklyn Nets; he's not playing this season due to an injury sustained in the NBA Finals last year, when he was with the Golden State Warriors.

Frank Isola of The Athletic mentioned that Durant was on the Nets bench for the team's victory against the Lakers last Tuesday in Los Angeles. He doesn't sit on the bench every road game because of his injury status.

He is a former MVP, and started his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim, who is best known for his role as Jin on LOST, announced in an Instagram video that he has also tested positive for the coronavirus. "Hi everyone- yesterday I was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus," he wrote. "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."

Dae Kim is now on a medical drama, New Amsterdam, and has also played a major role in CBS' Hawaii Five-o. Unlike some others on this list, he did feel symptoms, starting with a scratchy throat on his flight back to Hawaii after production in New York on New Amsterdam shut down. He eventually felt other symptoms, like body aches, tightness in his chest, and a fever.

Dae Kim took to Instagram to give an update on his status, saying that he was feeling much better. "I am happy to report that my progress has continued and I feel practically back to normal," he said in a video. "I am lucky to be in the 80 percent of diagnosed cases that have not required hospitalization, that’s an important statistic.”

He also said that he considered hydroxychloroquine to be the "secret weapon," which is a drug commonly used to treat malaria. This is the same drug that President Trump mentioned in a tweet, and that Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned against, saying the evidence was anecdotal and based on personal accounts. “Well, add my name to those personal accounts, because I am feeling better,” he said. “I won’t say this is a cure and I won’t say definitively that you should go out and use it, but what I will say is that I believe it was crucial to my recovery.”

Sean Payton

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is the first person in the NFL world to test positive for the novel coronavirus.

"If people understand the curve & understand the bump, we can easily work together as a country to reduce it," he said in a statement to ESPN. "Take a minute to understand what the experts are saying. Just that type of small investment by every one of us will have a dramatic impact."

Payton is a former Super Bowl Champion as a coach, and together with Drew Brees has made the Saints into one of the most formidable teams in the NFL over the last 15 years.

Marcus Smart

As more NBA teams test players and staff, the results and positive tests are being made public. Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics announced on his Twitter that he's tested positive, and it has also been reported that two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive (though their names have not yet been disclosed). "I'm OK, I feel fine. I don't feel any of the symptoms," he said in a video included in the tweet. "But I can't stress enough practicing social distancing and really keeping yourself away from a large group of people and just really washing your hands and help protect yourself. And help protect others by protecting yourself."

According to ESPN, the Celtics said in a statement that Smart was tested because of "exposure to a known positive case," and that he has been in isolation for several days and wasn't exhibiting symptoms.

The same ESPN report also said that 14 of the Lakers' 17-man roster were tested, and two came back positive. "We learned today that two Lakers players have tested positive," the Lakers said in a press release. "Both players are currently asymptomatic, in quarantine and under the care of the team's physician."

Colton Underwood

Former Bachelor Colton Underwood has now revealed his positive test for the coronavirus in a post on Instagram. "we got this," he wrote in the post. "I tested positive and I have been following all of the social distancing rules since last week."

He went on to say that his symptoms started a few days ago, and he was tested and received his results in the same day. "For anyone out there that is hesitant to self quarantine... please do yourself and your loved ones a favor and stay home," he wrote. "We will all beat this and come out stronger on the other side."

Andy Cohen

The host of Watch What Happens Live revealed his positive test for COVID-19 on his Instagram. "After a few days of self-quarantine, and not feeling great, I have tested positive for Coronavirus," he wrote. "As much as I felt like I could push through whatever I was feeling to do #WWHL from home, we’re putting a pin in that for now so I can focus on getting better. I want to thank all the medical professionals who are working tirelessly for all of us, and urge everybody to stay home and take care of themselves."

His show will be paused entirely for the time being.

Sabrina Dhowre Elba

Idris Elba's wife, Sabrina Dhowre, revealed in an Apple TV+ special with Oprah that she, too, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She said that she flew to New Mexico to be with her husband, and that she wasn't "surprised" by the diagnosis. “We didn’t change the way we interacted,” she told Oprah. “I could have made a decision to put myself maybe in a separate room or stay away, and I’m sure that people are making those decisions that are tough decisions to make. But I made the decision to be with him and still touch him.”

Debi Mazar

Entourage and Goodfellas actress Debi Mazar announced on her Instagram that she too had tested positive for the coronavirus. "I AM OK!" she assured followers in her post. She said that her symptoms have come and gone, and that she encouraged people to stay home to combat the spread of the virus.

Harvey Weinstein

The disgraced movie producer and convicted rapist tested positive for COVID-19 at an upstate New York prison, according to multiple reports.

Aaron Tveit

Broadway star Aaron Tveit has also revealed his positive test in an Instagram post. "I’ve been in quarantine since Broadway shows shut down on Thursday, March 12th, and I’m feeling much better," he wrote. "I consider myself extremely lucky that my symptoms have been very mild—cold like with no fever— as so many are experiencing much more serious symptoms, because this is a very dangerous virus."

David Bryan

The Bon Jovi keyboardist and songwriter revealed his positive coronavirus test in an Instagram post. "I’ve been sick for a week and feeling better each day," he wrote. "Please don’t be afraid!!!"

Jackson Browne

71-year-old rocker Jackson Browne told Rolling Stone that he got a test for COVID-19 as soon as he suspected something wasn't right, with a small cough and temperature. He did indeed test positive, and has been recuperating at his home in Los Angeles. “My symptoms are really pretty mild, so I don’t require any kind of medication and certainly not hospitalization or anything like that,” he said in the same interview.

Browne doesn't know where he picked the virus up, but suspects a recent trip to New York City for the Love Rocks NYC benefit, which also featured several other big names. He continued to tell RS that people should exercise caution and social distancing. “So many people that have it aren’t going to be tested,” he said. “They don’t have symptoms, but they might have it and might be able to pass it on. That’s what younger readers need to understand: They need to take part in the global response to stop the spread. That means not going anywhere, not getting into contact with anybody, not seeing anybody.”

Boris Johnson

Johnson, the Prime Minister of the U.K., is the first western world leader to test positive for the virus. His positive diagnosis was revealed on Friday morning, and more details were revealed in a tweet that contained a video.

"I've developed mild symptoms of coronavirus, that is a temperature and a persistent cough, and on the advice of the chief medical officer I've taken a test," he says in the video. "That has come out positive, so I am working from home, I'm self-isolating, and that's entirely the right thing to do."

Doris Burke

NBA broadcaster Doris Burke revealed her positive coronavirus diagnosis during an appearance on ESPN Insider Adrian Wojnarowski's podcast.

She said that she began feeling symptoms on March 11, and that despite the positive test, she already feels like herself again, and symptom-free.

Chris Cuomo

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, brother of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, announced in a Tweet that he's tested positive for the coronavirus. He has been covering the COVID-19 crisis tirelessly, including numerous interviews with his brother (that have at times turned into a bit of much-needed levity).

"I have been exposed to people in recent days who have subsequently tested positive and I had fever, chills, and shortness of breath," he wrote. "I just hope I didn't give it to the kids and Cristina. That would make me feel worse than the illness!"

He concluded his statement saying he will quarantine himself in his family's basement, and will broadcast his shows remotely from there.

Pink

Singer Pink took to Instagram recently, saying that she and her three-year-old son, Jameson, had been showing COVID-19 symptoms for two weeks, and her doctor was able to get her a test, which her result came back positive. Only a few days later she was tested again, and the results were then negative. The singer then made a call for wider testing, before revealing that she's donated $500,000 to the Temple University Hospital Emergency Fund in Philadelphia, in honor of her mother, who worked there for 18 years.

She also detailed her experience as part of the "Chat and Feed" series.

"At one point I heard myself saying, 'I thought they promised us our kids would be OK.' And it's not guaranteed. There's no one that is safe from this," she said. "Jameson's been really, really sick. I've kept a journal of his symptoms for the past three weeks, and mine as well. He still, three weeks later, has a 100 degree temperature. It's been a roller coaster. It's been a different roller coaster for both of us."

George Stephanopoulos

Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos announced on the show that he's tested positive for the coronavirus, but says that he has no symptoms.

"I've never had a fever, never had chills, never had a headache, never had a cough, never had shortness of breath," he said on GMA in conversation with Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan. "I'm feeling great."

Stephanopoulos' wife, Ali Wentworth, had disclosed her own positive COVID-19 test two weeks earlier, saying in an Instagram post that she's "never been sicker."

"High fever. Horrific body aches. Heavy chest," she wrote. "I’m quarantined from my family. This is pure misery."

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