The coronavirus outbreak has already infected Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Ukrainian born actor and model Olga Kurylenko, best known for her role in 2008's James Bond film Quantum of Solace and 2013's sci-fi movie Oblivion, and British actor Idris Elba, who starred in the TV drama The Wire and movie Avengers: Infinity War and announced on Monday said that he has tested positive for the virus. The actor today gave shared a health update with his fans via live video interaction on Twitter. 

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"It’s been a mad 24 hours. Yesterday was good and bad. It was bad because obviously I tested positive, but it was also good because I think it opened up a lot of conversation. It made it a lot real for some people. Definitely made it more real for me and my family," he said. He further added that his wife Sabrina Dhowre’s wanted to stay with him, "Sabrina wanted to be by my side, as much as we talked about her not coming to where I am, she did, and wanted to. I love her even more for it and I would do the same for her. So, we calculated that risk and decided to be together... I hope you guys can understand it," he said. 

Reports state that a few days before announcing that he had tested positive, Elba had met with Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife, Sophie, who has also been diagnosed with the illness. Elba attended the Wembley Arena We Day event on March 4, where he met Sophie Trudeau and posed for photographs. 

Sophie Trudeau's diagnosis was made public last week. In his live video, Elba also hinted that Sophie Trudeau might have infected him. He said, "So, I’m here because of my production, and the doctor and medic team for the production were contacted because someone that I was in contact with, who is also in the public eye, tested positive. So, it became an issue. Therefore they got me a test immediately."