Coronavirus: Idris Elba gives an update after diagnosis; says he and wife are doing okay

The star took to Twitter to update fans on how he and his wife Sabrina are doing, Photo / Getty Images

Luther star Idris Elba announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the virus and has given fans an update on his condition.

He shared: "Yesterday was good and bad. Bad because I tested positive, but it was also good because it opened up a lot of conversation around it. I think it made it a lot more real for some people.

"Definitely made it more real for me and my family. There was so many positive responses to, you know, me talking about it. Some negative too. But there were some definite positive ones.

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— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 17, 2020

"I certainly felt ... My wife and I felt like it was the right thing to do, to share it with you guys. Right now though, I am feeling okay. Woke up this morning, didn't have any symptoms. My voice is a little tired ... checking my fever twice a day. Feel good, feel okay. Been doing a lot of reading about it. You know, asymptomatic is what comes up."

And the 47-year-old actor assured his wife Sabrina Dhowre is doing good too and has now been tested for coronavirus, too.

He added in his own post: "Sabrina's good too. Sabrina today finally managed to get a test, and we're thankful for that. Generally, Sabrina's fine. Nervous of course. Worried. Just for clarification, Sabrina wanted to be by my side. We calculated that risk and decided to be together. Hope you guys can understand that."

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