Actor
Daniel
Dae
Kim
has
been
tested
positive
for
novel
coronavirus.
Kim,
51,
made
the
announcement
on
Instagram
via
10-minute
video
which
detailed
his
diagnosis.
I
wanted
to
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,
the
actor
wrote
in
the
caption.
The
actor
said
he
was
returning
to
Hawaii
from
New
York
when
he
started
feeling
some
scratchiness
in
his
throat
and
even
though
he
didn't
have
any
symptoms,
he
self-isolated
in
a
room
at
home
and
on
his
doctor's
advise
decided
to
go
for
the
test.
Kim
was
in
NYC
to
shoot
for
a
guest
role
in
the
medical
drama
New
Amesterdam
in
which
he
plays
a
doctor
appointed
to
help
amid
a
flu
pandemic.
The
actor
also
apologised
to
the
cast
and
crew
members
he
may
have
unknowingly
exposed
to
the
virus
and
expressed
his
gratitude
towards
the
health
care
workers
trying
to
contain
the
spread
of
this
pandemic.
The
NBC
show
stars
Ryan
Eggold,
Indian
actor
Anupam
Kher,
Janet
Montgomery,
Freema
Agyeman,
Jocko
Sims
and
Tyler
Labine.
Kim
is
the
latest
actor
to
go
public
with
coronavirus
diagnosis
after
Hollywood
veteran
Tom
Hanks
and
his
wife,
actor
Rita
Wilson,
British
actor
Idris
Elba,
former
Bond
girl
Olga
Kurylenko,
"Frozen
2" actor
Rachel
Matthews
and
"Game
of
Thrones"
star
Kristofer
Hivju.