Coronavirus Pandemic: Which Famous Politician, Celebrity And Athlete got Infected By Covid-19?
The novel coronavirus originated from China has now its grip globally. The virus has drastically affected more than 200 countries, in mere five months it has reached to a global pandemic from which every country worldwide is trying to get rid of. The coronavirus has infected 3,222,392 people in the world and 228,270 deaths have been reported because of the virus
Who says that if a person has money and power he or she can achieve everything and he becomes the happiest, healthiest and safest person in the world, but this virus proved it wrong the coronavirus do not consider the power, position, fame and money to attack you, in these 3,222,392 infected people there are many famous celebrities, politicians, and sportsperson of the world who are fighting a war against the virus and are trying their best to get healthy again.
From government officials to film stars and sports stars here is a complete list of the famous people in the world who have reportedly been infected by the pandemic.
Politicians and government authorities in the world that are infected by COVID-19:
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau: the wife of Canadian prime minister tested positive. The office of Canadian prime minister announced this on 12 march on Thursday she has tested positive, because of which the prime minister Trudeau has self quarantined himself for the sake of the safety measures.
Carmen Calvo: Spain’s deputy prime minister got infected. On 25th of March the Spanish government announced this that he has tested positive
Begona Gomez: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife got infected and was tested positive for the infection.
Prince Charles: the prince of wale and heir of British throne tested positive for infection on 25th of March. He was self isolating himself at a royal estate in Scotland but when tested for the virus his reports came out to be positive.
Boris Johnson: The 55-year-old prime minister of the United Kingdom announced on March 27 that he tested positive and was self-isolating. He was hospitalised on April 5 in what his office described as a “precautionary step”.
Nadine Dorries: A minister in the UK’s health department was the first British politician to test positive on March 10.
Matthew Hancock: Britain’s Health Secretary Matthew Hancock announced on March 27 he tested positive. After he got his reports positive for the virus he decided to self- isolate himself.
Abba Kyari: the Nigerian president’s chief of staff has also tested positive . Kyari is an important figure in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. On 24th of March he got his reports positive for the coronavirus.
Francis Suarez: The mayor of the US city of Miami confirmed, on March 13, that he has contracted COVID-19.
Michel Barnier: The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said in a tweet that he has tested positive for the virus.
Multiple ministers in Iran have also been tested positive which has infected more than 10,000 people in the country. Iranian deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi was the first one among the government officials to get infected by the virus.
Famous celebrities and movie stars infected by coronavirus:
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson: The popular Hollywood couple announced on March 11 that they were infected and were admitted to a Gold Coast hospital in Australia.
Kristofer Hivju: The 41-year-old actor, who played Tormund in the famous Hollywood series Game of Thrones who because of his performance is the king of many hearts, tested positive on March 17.
Idris Elba: one of the most famous British actor and musician said on 16th of March that he has been tested positive, he posted a video admitting that he has been found positive for the infection and will be self isolating.
Olga Kurylenko: one of the famous French actress who played a role in movie quantum of solace, announced on March 15 that she had been tested positive for COVID-19
Daniel Dae Kim: The South Korean-American actor best known for the television series Hawaii Five-0, he posted a long video message on instagram announcing that he had tested positive.
Andy Cohen: The US radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer tested positive on March 20.
Placido Domingo: On March 22, the Spanish opera singer said he had tested positive and had gone into self-isolation with his family.
Alecia Beth Moore: the famous American singer also known as the pink announced on 3rd April through twitter that she has been tested positive for the virus.
Brooke Baldwin: the CNN anchor also got infected by the virus, she said that she has been diagnosed with the virus.
Debi Mazar: the actress known for her roles in Entourage and Goodfellas, shared her experience on being corona positive by posting a lengthy message on instagram.
Sports person and athletes who tested positive for coronavirus:
Von Miller: The NFL star is the highest profile American athlete to announce he contracted COVID-19.
Norman Hunter: The former Leeds United and England defender, has died after contracting the virus, the Championship (second-tier) club said on April 17. He was taken to hospital last week after being diagnosed with the virus.
Marco Sportiello: The goalkeeper for Italian football team Atlanta tested positive for coronavirus on March 24.
Serhat Guler: the Turkish boxing federation announced on 25th of March that national team member Serhat Guler and trainer Seyfullah Dumlupinar tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from an Olympic qualifier in London.
Deportivo Alaves: The Spanish football club confirmed a total of 15 positive cases, including three players from the first-team squad and seven members of the coaching staff.
Blaise Matuidi: The Juventus and France midfielder has tested positive for the virus.
Sir Kenny Dalgish: The former Liverpool player and manager tested positive after being admitted to hospital.
Marouane Fellaini: The former Manchester United football player who currently played for the Chinese Super League has COVID-19 he announced that he has been tested positive for virus on his instagram.
As, mentioned above that the novel coronavirus does not see who you are, it doesn’t even consider your position, authority and money. All it sees and considers is that you are a human being. So this becomes very important for us as human beings to take and follow the safety and precautionary measures to prevent the infection of coronavirus.
