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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Announces COVID-19 Diagnosis for Himself & His Family
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced he and his family were recently diagnosed with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
In an 11-minute Instagram video, Johnson revealed his family is recovering from the virus. He also discussed his daughters' symptoms, as well as how they contracted it. "I wanted to give you guys a little helpful update on some of the things that I've been going through on my end for the past two and half to three weeks now," he said to open the video. "My wife Lauren, as well as my two baby girls, and myself, we have all tested positive for COVID-19."
"I wish it was only me that tested positive, but it wasn't. It was my entire family," he continued. "So this one was a real kick in the gut. But I am happy to tell you guys that we, as a family, are good. We are on the other end of it. We are on the other side. We are no longer contagious, and we are -- thank God -- we are healthy. We've gotten through COVID-19 stronger and healthier."
"Generally, babies and little children can often have little to no symptoms at all. So, for our babies Jazzy and Tia, they had a little sore throat for the first couple of days, but other than that, they bounced back, and it's been life as normal," he revealed. "Happy babies running around and playing. But we have isolated ourselves as a family. It's what we had to do... It was a little bit different for Lauren and I. We had a rough go, but we got through it, and we got through it as a family. We are stronger. We are better."
"Here's how we got COVID-19. We picked up COVID-19 from very close family friends," he added, pausing for emphasis. "These are people who we love and trust. These are people who we still love and trust, and they are devastated, by the way, that they were the ones that picked it up. They have no idea where they picked it up. They're devastated that it led to them infecting our family with it."
"They, like us, have been incredibly disciplined. We have been disciplined. We have quarantined. We have been isolated. I have not worked. I feel like we've done a pretty good job of protecting our family," he explained. "But you still never know. You never know... Get everybody tested before they come over. Have them tested the day before and, if they test positive, you stay away. If you don't, then you come over. So those are some of things we're going to be doing."
He recommended boosting immunity through measures like taking antioxidants and vitamins and staying hydrated. "We've got to control the controllables," he said.
He also encouraged his viewers to wear a mask. "It baffles me that some people out there, including some politicians, will take this idea of wearing a mask and make it a political agenda," he admitted. "It has nothing to do with politics. Wear your mask. It is a fact and it is the right thing to do and it's the responsible thing to do, not only for yourself, but for your family and loved ones and also for your fellow human beings."
"Stay healthy, my friends, and I'll see you down the road," he concluded.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced he and his family were recently diagnosed with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
In an 11-minute Instagram video, Johnson revealed his family is recovering from the virus. He also discussed his daughters' symptoms, as well as how they contracted it. "I wanted to give you guys a little helpful update on some of the things that I've been going through on my end for the past two and half to three weeks now," he said to open the video. "My wife Lauren, as well as my two baby girls, and myself, we have all tested positive for COVID-19."
"I wish it was only me that tested positive, but it wasn't. It was my entire family," he continued. "So this one was a real kick in the gut. But I am happy to tell you guys that we, as a family, are good. We are on the other end of it. We are on the other side. We are no longer contagious, and we are -- thank God -- we are healthy. We've gotten through COVID-19 stronger and healthier."
"Generally, babies and little children can often have little to no symptoms at all. So, for our babies Jazzy and Tia, they had a little sore throat for the first couple of days, but other than that, they bounced back, and it's been life as normal," he revealed. "Happy babies running around and playing. But we have isolated ourselves as a family. It's what we had to do... It was a little bit different for Lauren and I. We had a rough go, but we got through it, and we got through it as a family. We are stronger. We are better."
"Here's how we got COVID-19. We picked up COVID-19 from very close family friends," he added, pausing for emphasis. "These are people who we love and trust. These are people who we still love and trust, and they are devastated, by the way, that they were the ones that picked it up. They have no idea where they picked it up. They're devastated that it led to them infecting our family with it."
"They, like us, have been incredibly disciplined. We have been disciplined. We have quarantined. We have been isolated. I have not worked. I feel like we've done a pretty good job of protecting our family," he explained. "But you still never know. You never know... Get everybody tested before they come over. Have them tested the day before and, if they test positive, you stay away. If you don't, then you come over. So those are some of things we're going to be doing."
He recommended boosting immunity through measures like taking antioxidants and vitamins and staying hydrated. "We've got to control the controllables," he said.
He also encouraged his viewers to wear a mask. "It baffles me that some people out there, including some politicians, will take this idea of wearing a mask and make it a political agenda," he admitted. "It has nothing to do with politics. Wear your mask. It is a fact and it is the right thing to do and it's the responsible thing to do, not only for yourself, but for your family and loved ones and also for your fellow human beings."
"Stay healthy, my friends, and I'll see you down the road," he concluded.
