Stars and royals who have tested positive for the coronavirus

March 25, 2020

As the <strong><a href=/tags/0/coronavirus>coronavirus</a></strong> pandemic continues to be a major international health issue, many celebrities have found themselves directly affected by – or even diagnosed with – the illness.
<p>Last week, several prominent stars received positive tests and have since spoken out about it.
<p><strong>Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see the stars who have spoken about having the illness and their recovery process.</strong>
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<h2>Prince Charles</h2>
<p>Clarence House announced on March 25 that the heir to the British throne had tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, it was revealed the Prince of Wales only has mild symptoms so far and is self-isolating at his Birkhall home on the <A href=/tags/0/british-royals><strong>Royal Family</a></strong>'s <Strong><a href=/tags/0/balmoral>Balmoral</a></strong> estate.
<p><a href=/tags/0/camilla-parker-bowles><strong>Duchess Camilla</a></strong> tested negative for the illness. She is also at Birkhall with her husband and is continuing to monitor her health.
<p>Photo: © Imtiyaz Khan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Jackson Browne

The "Boys of Summer" and "Running on Empty" hitmaker acquired a cough and a fever recently and took a COVID-19 test, which he told Rolling Stone was positive.

"My symptoms are really pretty mild, so I don’t require any kind of medication and certainly not hospitalization or anything like that," the 71-year-old said.

"So many people that have it aren't going to be tested. 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 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."

He went on to say the prognosis for a positive test is to help the body get over the infection, pointing out if you fight it off, you "have the antibodies and you'll start contributing to the herd immunity."

"The thing we should all be very aware of is by traveling around the city and moving this germ from place to place, inadvertently, you are risking the lives of everybody, including the most vulnerable, people who have asthma or people who are really old."

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Greta Thunberg

The 17-year-old climate activist took to Instagram on March 24 to say it was "extremely likely" that she had contracted the coronavirus. She also revealed her father likely had it, saying she's since recovered after isolating herself for two weeks.

"Around 10 days ago I started feeling some symptoms, exactly the same time as my father – who travelled with me from Brussels," she wrote. "I was feeling tired, had shivers, a sore throat and coughed. My dad experienced the same symptoms, but much more intense and with a fever.

She wrote that she hadn't been tested because in Sweden, it isn't possible to receive a test unless you need emergency treatment. But she wrote given the circumstances, she probably had the virus.

"Now I’ve basically recovered, but – and this is the bottom line: I almost didn’t feel ill. My last cold was much worse than this! Had it not been for someone else having the virus simultaneously I might not even have suspected anything," she wrote. "Then I would just have thought I was feeling unusually tired with a bit of a cough. And this it what makes it so much more dangerous. Many (especially young people) might not notice any symptoms at all, or very mild symptoms. Then they don’t know they have the virus and can pass it on to people in risk groups.

"We who don’t belong to a risk group have an enormous responsibility, our actions can be the difference between life and death for many others. Please keep that in mind, follow the advice from experts and your local authorities and #StayAtHome to slow the spread of the virus. And remember to always take care of each other and help those in need."

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<h2>Andy Cohen</h2>
<p>The <I>Watch What Happens Live</I> host revealed he has the illness too on March 21.
<p>"After a few days of self-quarantine, and not feeling great, I have tested positive for Coronavirus," the 51-year-old wrote on <a href=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9-LVMpBe9p/>Instagram</a>, sharing a selfie from home, where he's recovering. "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 us, and urge everybody to stay home and take care of themselves."
<p>Photo: © Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM

Sabrina Dhowre

The model and actress, who is married to Idris Elba, said she has coronavirus, too, after deciding she'd rather be with him while he recovers than apart.

"I found out his morning I tested positive," she told Oprah Winfrey on her Apple TV+ series on March 22. "I'm not surprised. As soon as I heard Idris was possibly exposed, I mean, I was on my way, anyway, and I wanted to be with him. I think that's an instinct as a wife. You just wanna go and take care [of your partner].

"We didn't change the way we interact. I could have made a decision to put myself in maybe a separate room or stay away and I'm sure that people are making those decisions and they're tough decisions to make, but I made the decision to want to be with him and, you know, still touch him."

Both Idris and Sabrina say they don't have severe symptoms from the illness, although Idris now said he has "a little bit of an achy body" the day he was tested. The couple say they've been in self-quarantine for two weeks and are asymptomatic.

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Placido Domingo

The singer, who is one of the most famous operatic tenors of all time, announced his diagnosis on Facebook on March 22.

"I feel it is my moral duty to announce to you that I have tested positive for COVID-19, the Corona virus," he wrote. "My family and I are all in self isolation for as long as it is deemed medically necessary. Currently we are all in good health, but I experienced fever and cough symptoms, therefore deciding to get tested and the result came back positive.

"I beg everyone to be extremely careful – follow basic guidelines by washing your hands frequently, keeping at least a six feet distance from others, doing everything you can to stop the virus from spreading, and please, above all, stay home if you can!

"Together, we can fight this virus and stop the current worldwide crisis, so we can hopefully return to our normal daily lives very soon.

"Please follow your local government's guidelines and regulations for staying safe and protecting not just yourselves, but our entire community."

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<h2>Colton Underwood</h2>
<p>The former <i>Bachelor</i> shared his diagnosis on social media on March 19, saying it has been brutal on him.
<p>"This virus doesn’t care how old or healthy you are. Please take care of yourselves and your loved ones and stay home," he wrote on <a href=https://twitter.com/colton/status/1241103978139537408>Twitter</a> the next day.
<p>"For those wondering what my symptoms are: headache, body aches, night sweats, fever, shortness of breath and a cough," he added in another tweet. "Currently I get winded doing simple tasks like walking up the stairs getting out of bed."
<p>Happily, he sad fiancée <strong>Cassie Randolph</strong> hasn't been exposed to the virus and is staying with her family.
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Daniel Dae Kim

The Lost star announced he had tested positive on March 19 and shared his experience on Instagram.

He explained in a video that when he was travelling back home to Hawaii recently, he noticed he was getting a sore throat, which progressed into chest congestion, body aches and a fever. He got tested and has been prescribed medications, though his recovery is ongoing.

"A lot of younger people can carry the virus without having any symptoms whatsoever," he wrote. "That was not me. I was sick. I still am, but thankfully for me it wasn't a matter of life and death. For all those out there – especially teenagers and millennials who think this is not serious, please know that it is. And if you treat this without care, you are potentially endangering the lives of millions of people, including your loved ones. For the same of everyone, please follow guidelines: socially distance, self-isolate, stop touching your face and of course, wash your hands."

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<h2>Prince Albert of Monaco</h2>
<p>The 62-year-old revealed on March 19 that he had COVID-19. The Prince's Palace said the son of <strong><a href=/tags/0/princess-grace>Princess Grace</a></strong> is in good health despite his diagnosis and continues to work from home. It added that he is following all medical advice as he recovers.
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<h2>Indira Varma</h2>
<p>The former <i><strong><a href=/tags/0/game-of-thrones>Game of Thrones</a></strong></i> and <i>Luther</i> star revealed her diagnosis on March 19.
<p>"I'm in bed with it and it’s not nice. Stay safe and healthy and be kind to your fellow people," she wrote on Instagram.
<p>Photo: © Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage

Arielle Charnas

The fashion influencer took to Instagram on March 18 to write about being diagnosed with the coronavirus, which she said has "horrible" symptoms. She said she's continuing to self-isolate and has encouraged followers to socially distance themselves from others, and also listen to medical advice.

"My girls aren't showing any symptoms, but as you can imagine, we are watching them super closely," she wrote. Arielle has two daughters, Ruby Lou and Esme Rae, with husband Brandon Charnas.

"Started out with a very dry throat at night for a few days," she wrote of her symptoms. "Then a sore throat like the kind before I am getting a cold, also with chest heaviness, my fever lasted two days (low grade – around 100.6. I then had a horrible headache and sinus pressure. I have zero appetite and no sense of taste or smell.

"Finally, what I'm dealing with now which has been the worst are the HORRIBLE body aches and skin sensitivity – like debilitating. Keeping me up all night.

"The only thing working for me is Tylenol extra strength, but the second it wears off, the aches are back.

"We are truly living in an unprecedented time, but if social media has shown us anything in the past couple of days, it's that we are all in this together. I know that many of you are scared and anxious, but please stay calm, follow the directive of medical and government communities and please be kind to each other."

Kevin Durant

The Brooklyn Nets NBA star and two-time NBA champion tested positive for coronavirus, he revealed this week.

"Everyone, be careful," he told The Athletic.

While he said he was feeling fine, he stressed the importance of what's going on at the moment.

"Take care of yourself and quarantine," he said. "We're going to get through this."

Kevin is one of at least seven NBA players who have contracted coronavirus, including Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Golbert of the Utah Jazz and Christian Wood of the Detroit Pistons. Three other Nets players have the illness, though the team hasn't named them.

"All players and members of the Nets travel party are being asked to remain isolated, closely monitor their health and maintain constant communication with team medical staff," the team said in a statement on March 17. The team also said three out of four players showed no symptoms.

On March 11, the NBA announced it was postponing its entire 2020 season when learning Rudy had contracted the virus.

<h2>Karl von Habsburg</h2>
<p>The ancestral Archduke of Austria tested positive for COVID-19 and says "it's annoying" but he's "fine."
<p>"It's not the Black Plague," he told Austria's oe24 TV network. "I thought it was the usual flu. When a friend called me that he had a positive test at a congress in Switzerland, I was also tested."
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Kristofer Hivju

The Game of Thrones star, who played Tormund Giantsbane in the series, revealed on March 16 that he has COVID-19, too.

"My family and I are self-isolating at home [in Norway] for as long as it takes [to get well]," he wrote in an Instagram post that day. "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 metres distance from others, go in quarantine; just do everything you can to stop the virus from spreading. Together we can fight this crisis 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."

<h2>Idris Elba</h2>
<p>On March 16, the star took to Twitter to tell fans <a href=https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/gallery/02020031655653/idris-elba-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/1><strong>he had the coronavirus</a></strong>. He said he was prompted to seek testing when realizing he had been exposed to someone who later came down with the illness.
<p>In a video clip, Idris said he was feeling fine and didn't have any symptoms, but warned fans to take the pandemic seriously.
<p> "Now is the time to start thinking about social distancing, washing your hands," he said. "Beyond that there are people out there who aren't showing symptoms, and that can easily spread it. So now is the time to be really vigilant about washing your hands, and keeping your distance."
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<h2>Sophie Grégoire Trudeau</h2>
<p>Prime Minister <strong><a href=/tags/0/justin-trudeau>Justin Trudeau</a></strong>'s wife <a href=https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/02020031255611/justin-trudeau-sophie-gregoire-trudeau-self-isolation-coronavirus-testing/><strong>tested positive</a></strong> for the virus last week, after reportedly developing symptoms upon her return from a speaking engagement in London, U.K. The symptoms abated, but she's been in self-isolation since, and the prime minister has been isolating as well as she continues to recover.
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<h2>Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson</h2>
<p>The Oscar-winning star and actress tested positive last week while they were in Australia. The couple are there because <strong><a href=/tags/0/tom-hanks>Tom</a></strong> was due to start pre-production on <strong>Baz Luhrmann</strong>'s <strong><a href=/tags/0/elvis-presley>Elvis Presley</a></strong> biopic.
<p>The two have since kept fans updated on their recoveries with hopeful and funny Instagram posts, and were released from hospital on March 16! They continue to recover in a house in Queensland and are still under quarantine.
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Olga Kurylenko

The Quantum of Solace star took to Instagram to let her followers know she'd tested positive earlier this month.
"Locked up at home having tested positive for Coronavirus," she wrote. "I've actually been ill for almost a week now. Fever and fatigue are my main symptoms."
"Take care of yourself and do this seriously!" she told people who were reading her message.
As of March 22, she said she had "completely recovered" from COVID-19.
"For one week I felt pretty bad and was mostly in bed, sleeping, with high fever and strong headache," she wrote on Instagram. "The second week, the fever was gone but some light cough appeared and I felt very tired. By the end of the second week I felt totally fine.
"Cough is almost gone although I still cough in the mornings but then it completely goes away for the day! I'm fine! And now I'm just enjoying this time to reflect on many things and spend my time with my son."
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<h2>Janet Broderick</h2>
<p><strong><a href=/tags/0/matthew-broderick>Matthew Broderick</a></strong>'s sister was also diagnosed with the coronavirus last week. He's since said she is "on the road to a full recovery."
<p>"My entire family is grateful for the concern about, and the well wishes for, my sister Janet," he told <I><a href=https://deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirius-matthew-broderick-recovery-sister-statement-1202883600/>Deadline</a></I>. "I'm happy to say she is feeling much better and is on the road to a full recovery. We are all very appreciative for the wonderful care she received from the amazing doctors and nurses at Cedars Sinai."
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