Lost and Hawaii Five-0 actor, Daniel Dae Kim, is the latest Hollywood star to be diagnosed with Coronavirus, COVID-19.
The actor, 51, shared the news in a video on social media where he also detailed his journey with the coronavirus disease in an effort to help others amid this pandemic. He also called for prejudice against Asians over the virus to end.
He wrote:
“My experience fighting the coronavirus
Hi everyone- yesterday I was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Looks like I’ll be ok, but I wanted share my journey with you in the hopes that you find it informative or helpful. Hope you all stay safe, calm, and above all, healthy.”
In the video, Daniel also got emotional addressing “the people that I came into contact with during the incubation period” and said he wanted to “sincerely apologize. Though I had no way of knowing and I was trying to be as careful as I could, I feel terrible thinking I could have given this to anyone — let alone people I value enough to spend time with.”
He specifically cited the cast and crew of New Amsterdam and said Universal was working closely with doctors to ensure the safety of anyone who may have worked with him on the set of the NBC show during that period.
Kim got even more serious at the end when he made a plea to end the “prejudice and senseless violence against Asian people,” who are be blamed for the coronavirus, as it is thought to have originated in Wuhan, China. “Randomly beating elderly, sometimes homeless Asian American is cowardly, heartbreaking and it’s inexcusable,” he said. “Yes, I’m Asian and yes, I have coronavirus. But I did not get it from China, I got it in America. In New York City.”
It would be recalled that Hollywood stars; Tom Hanks, his wife, and Idris Elba have all tested positive as well.
Watch the video he posted on his official Instagram page to talk about his experience in fighting the coronavirus.
