British actor, Idris Elba, has tested positive for coronavirus.
The 47-year-old confirmed on Twitter that he had recently been exposed to someone who had tested positive for the virus, also known as Covid-19.
He appeared in a video with his wife Sabrina, who he explained hasn’t been tested, and that neither of them are showing symptoms.
“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,” he tweeted.
Other actors to have tested positive include actors Tom Hanks and Olga Kurylenko.
The worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus has sickened nearly 170,000 people and left more than 6,500 dead, with hundreds of new cases confirmed each day.
A total of 55 people in the UK have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.
