Be Careful: ‘GoT’ Actor Kristofer Hivju Contracts COVID-19
The actor urged fans to take all the necessary precautions.
Game of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju is the latest celebrity to reveal that he tested positive for coronavirus. The Norwegian actor, who played Tormund Giantsbane in HBO’s epic fantasy series, took to Instagram to announce the news.
Though in ‘good health’, Hivju said, he and his family are in self-isolation.
“Greetings from Norway! Sorry to say that I, today, have tested positive for COVID19, Corona virus. My family and I are self-isolating at home for as long as it takes. We are in good health - I only have mild symptoms of a cold,” the actor wrote.
The actor appealed to people 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. Together we can fight this virus and avert a crisis at our hospitals,” he said.
Hivju, 41, also urged fans and followers to 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”.
He joins actors Idris Elba, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson and Quantum of Solace star Olga Kurylenko, who tested positive for coronavirus. Universal Music chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge was hospitalised for treatment of the infection a few days back.
The number of deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic worldwide has passed 7,000, with more than 175,530 cases in 145 countries.
(Inputs: PTI)
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