Acclaimed actor, Idris Elba, has explained why his wife, Sabrina, sat next to him on Monday when he was announcing that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
Many expected the wife to have take a precautionary measure, and self-quarantine.
Elba, however, said apart from the fact that they both calculated the risk, it was Sabrina’s decision to still be with him.
He said while giving an update on his health:
“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.”
He added that they figured she probably had it as well after his diagnosis. He also added it meant the world to him to have her support.
In the live on Twitter he gave the update, he explained how he was feeling after being diagnosed with the COVID-19.
He said: “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. 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.”
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