Actor Dwayne
‘The Rock’ Johnson announced on Instagram that he and his family are recovering
from COVID-19.
In the
video, the professional wrestler turned Hollywood A-lister can be heard saying
that he and his wife, and his two daughters have tested positive for COVID-19.
The family is battling the virus for the past two to three weeks.
Johnson also
urged his 196 million Instagram followers to wear masks and avoid
“politicizing” the pandemic.
“This
has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to
endure as a family,” said added.
“I wish
it was only me who tested positive. But it wasn’t — it was my entire family,
so this one was a real kick in the gut,” he continued.
The ‘Jumanji’
actor’s young children Jasmine and Tiana Gia had few symptoms, but Johnson and
his wife Lauren “had a rough go,” he said.
The
coronavirus pandemic has brought Hollywood to a virtual standstill, with movie
productions only recently re-starting in Los Angeles under strict conditions
and with skeleton crews.
After
initially being praised for its response to the disease, California has
suffered more cases than any US state — more than 700,000 — and was hit with
a record number of deaths in August.
Top
Hollywood stars including Tom Hanks, Antonio Banderas and Idris Elba have
tested positive for the illness but made full recoveries.
“We are
counting our blessings right now because we’re well aware that it isn’t always
the case that you get on the other end of COVID-19 stronger and
healthier,” said Johnson.
He added:
“It baffles me that some people out there — including some politicians —
will take this idea of wearing masks and make it part of a political agenda,
politicizing it.
“It has
nothing to do with politics. Wear your mask. It is a fact. And it is the right
thing to do.”
