Update 3/22/20: On Saturday, Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre appeared on the inaugural episode of Oprah Winfrey's new Apple TV+ series, Oprah Talks COVID-19, and the couple revealed that they have now both been positively diagnosed with the disease.
Dhowre explained in the segment, which was filmed via video chat, that she contracted the disease from maintaining contact with Elba after his positive diagnosis. "I wanted to be with him.
That's the instinct of a wife. You want to go and take care," she said. Elba revealed that he has been feeling "OK" and has not experienced "any major symptoms" of the virus but felt compelled to speak out about his diagnosis after Tom Hanks came forward about his own experience with coronavirus.