Daniel Dae Kim isolating himself at home Hawaii after revealing he’s tested positive for coronavirus

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Daniel Dae Kim is isolating himself at home Hawaii after revealing he has tested positive for coronavirus

  • The actor revealed his diagnosis with a 10 minute Instagram video
  • He urged younger fans to take the outbreak seriously and be responsible 
  • Kim’s diagnosis came after he was in New York to shoot New Amsterdam
  • On his way home to Hawaii he began feeling symptoms like a scratchy throat
  • He was diagnosed at a drive-thru clinic soon after
  • Daniel now one of 16 cases which have been confirmed in Hawaii
  • Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?

By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com

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New Amsterdam actor Daniel Dae Kim has tested positive for COVID-19.

Kim shared the news on Instagram along with a 10 minute long video recounting his experience with the disease.

The 51-year-old actor stressed the importance of social distancing and vigilant hygiene while addressing his millennial fans from his home in Hawaii, saying: ‘For all those out there, especially teenagers and millennials who think this is not serious, please know that it is.’  

New case: New Amsterdam actor Daniel Dae Kim has tested positive for COVID-19

‘…If you treat this without care, you are potentially endangering the lives of millions of people, including your loved ones. 

‘So for the sake of everyone else, please follow the guidelines: socially distance, self-isolate, stop touching your face, and of course, wash your hands.’  

Daniel now one of 16 cases which have been confirmed in Hawaii.

The actor had recently been in New York to shoot his NBC series New Amsterdam, which announced it was suspending production last week.

PUBLIC FIGURES WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

  1. Rudy Gobert, 27, (NBA Utah Jazz) – March 9 
  2. Tom Hanks, 63, (actor) – March 11
  3. Rita Wilson, 63, (singer) – March 11
  4. Donovan Mitchell, 23, (NBA Utah Jazz) – March 12 
  5. Sophie Trudeau, 44, (wife of Canadian Prime Minister) – March 12 
  6. Fabio Wajngarten (top aide to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro) – March 12 
  7. Francis Suarez, 42, (Miami mayor) – March 13 
  8. Lucian Grainge, 60, (Universal Music CEO) – March 15 
  9. Idris Elba, 47, (actor) – March 16
  10. Kristofer Hivju, 41, (actor, Game of Thrones) – March 16
  11. Olga Kurylenko, 40, (actress, Quantum of Solace) – March 16
  12. Rachel Matthews, 26, (actress, Frozen II) – March 16

 

During his flight back home to Hawaii he started to feel a scratchy throat coming on, a symptom he said ‘is unlike how I usually get sick.’

After being told to monitor his symptoms by a doctor, things became more severe. Kim began to feel tightness in his chest, body aches, and a fever by evening.

The next day he was able to get to a drive-thru clinic where he was given what he described as ‘really awkward and a little painful.’

‘It was worth it because of what I found out,’ he went on, noting that he has been self-isolating at home and has been feeling better since being prescribed medication by his doctor. Kim is still not 100% recovered, however.

Kim played police lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii 5-O and is also known for his role as Korean fisherman-turned-hitman Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series Lost.

The Korean-American actor is the latest in a string of celebrities who have contracted the virus.

Tom Hanks, NBA star Kevin Durant, Game Of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju are just a few of the high-profile people dealing with the diagnosis.