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Daniel Dae Kim has revealed that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday. The Hawaii Five-0 actor shared a 10-minute video on Instagram, opening up about his journey to the diagnosis and telling his fans to self-isolate. “Ready for a fight? I am. Yesterday I was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the #coronavirus,”

The Queen has departed Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle as the coronavirus epidemic grips London, and though the 93-year-old monarch is at high risk for the virus, she will have a team of the best medics on hand while she keeps up as much of her schedule as she can. Dr. Anna Hemming, who was

Rachel MurrayGetty Images To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before actress Lana Condor was one of many who spoke out against President Donald Trump’s decision to refer to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” yesterday. She urged him to “be better” than using racist language that offends and endangers so many. (There has already been a

Two women have written an ode to the face of B.C.’s fight against the coronavirus. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has been the point person, and often calm voice, for daily information about the spread of COVID-19. 2:58 B.C. women perform ‘Dear Dr. Bonnie’ tribute video to province’s top doctor B.C. women perform ‘Dear

The White House has found a new messenger to communicate the coronavirus crisis to the public: First Lady Melania Trump. After largely distancing herself from husband Donald Trump’s presidential agenda, the First Lady is now pitching in to help the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, which has ramped up in recent days as the president has

Good work, fellow millennials, we might just have killed Playboy magazine. CEO of Playboy enterprises ben Kohn shred a blog post on Medium today explaining that the current, just-published issue of the iconic magazine will be it’s last for 2020, and possibly forever. This is big, considering the cultural pervasiveness of the Playboy brand, but

Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes faced a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for the coronavirus, even when they didn’t have a fever or other tell-tale symptoms. That’s fueling a perception that the wealthy and famous have been able to jump to the head of the line to get tested

Each week, GQ utilizes the latest in deal-identifying technology—i.e. one of our staffers spends most of his day shopping online—to uncover all the wildest markdowns on wardrobe-boosting buys from the best men’s clothing sales on the internet. This time out, we’ve got 27 wild buys from Nordstrom’s just-launched sitewide sale—for a limited time, the department

The 50th annual Glastonbury Festival has officially been cancelled. Initially set to take place between June 24 and 28, the Somerset, England-based music festival was affected by the growing worldwide pandemic and associated concerns of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. As confirmed in a statement issued by the event’s organizers on Wednesday,

As national figureheads, Kate Middleton and Prince William have had slightly different concerns that the world at large when it comes to responding to the coronavirus crisis. As Queen Elizabeth retires to the more secluded Windsor Castle this week, the couple is planning to refocus their attention on responding to the disruptions the virus has

Vanessa Hudgens is under fire after making dismissive remarks about the novel coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, during an Instagram Live stream on Monday. While rambling on about her recently postponed trip to London, England, the High School Musical actor also complained about the global pandemic to her fans, suggesting that she doesn’t feel fazed

Though the primary elections taking place Tuesday night were occurring in a much different world than those in recent weeks, the result has been the same: Joe Biden had yet another good night. As voters went to the polls amid the escalating global pandemic and widespread social distancing efforts, the former vice president racked up

Social distancing due to COVID-19 safety has made it the unofficial season of binge-watching. Luckily, one of the year’s most-anticipated new series is on its way to keep us occupied during self-isolation. Tomorrow, the first three episodes of Little Fires Everywhere—based on Celeste Ng’s bestselling 2017 novel—will be available to watch on Hulu. The limited

Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA. The Nets did not name the players Tuesday, but Durant told The Athletic he was one of them, saying: “Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine. We’re going to

There was a bit of hope that Black Widow would still make its May release date, but news broke today that Disney was pulling Marvel Studios’ summer blockbuster indefinitely. While it’s a bit upsetting, seeing as there is no new date for Black Widow, it’s also a hopeful sign that the film will still one day have

Members of the Big Brother Germany household are in for a surprise on Tuesday when they find out about the novel coronavirus outbreak for the first time. The contestants have been living in the house, disconnected from the outside world, since Feb. 6. As such, they had no idea what was happening outside the four

Your ’90s nostalgia for the club heyday of New York will be so intense when this is over that you’re going to have to watch Madonna’s doc Truth or Dare (Amazon/iTunes) or Parker Posey’s Party Girl (Tubi/Vudu/Amazon). The Marky Mark Workout: Form, Focus, Fitness; 1993, 1 hour, 10 minutes Gear: Three chairs, two dumbbells, a

Late afternoon on a Wednesday in December, and I’m in a glass-walled conference room in a Hollywood office building, waiting for an audience with Dwight Yoakam. This is his office. The plan was we’d meet at 4:30, but then 4:30 comes and goes, and then a Los Angeles winter sunset stripes the sky outside the

Fashion’s biggest night of the year has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Anna Wintour said that in light of the novel coronvirus pandemic, the Costume Institute’s “About Time” exhibit and the Met Gala will be postponed indefinitely. 1:50 71st annual Met Gala’s most outrageous, exaggerated looks on the red carpet 71st annual

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has come under fire in recent days amid the coronavirus outbreak, as the Kentucky lawmaker sent Senators home for a long weekend rather than work to pass the coronavirus relief package being negotiated between the House and White House. But while McConnell may have been willing to take a more

Posted March 16, 2020 9:27 pm Updated March 17, 2020 12:22 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Cineplex Inc. says it’s temporarily closing all of its 164 theatres across Canada in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus. READ MORE: Latest updates: Coronavirus in Canada

Game of Thrones‘ final chapter came to a close last May with a seven-episode final season that saw Arya Stark kill the Night King, Sansa become Queen of the North, and Jon Snow betray Daenerys Targaryen with a dagger to the heart. While the series finale left many people disappointed, fans had nearly 10 months

Production is still underway on Big Brother Canada despite the global coronavirus crisis. The sequestered contestants on the hit reality series have been informed about the COVID-19 pandemic situation and have all chosen to remain on the show. READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’s’ Aneal Joshua shares thoughts on Season 8 The Toronto-shot series has eliminated

Even the Federal Reserve can’t push on a string. It’s probably not a coincidence that a day after Donald Trump threatened (for the umpteenth time) to demote Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board pulled out one of the last arrows in his quiver—and then watched it fall to the ground. Late Sunday,

Rep. and professional sycophant Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) appeared on Fox News today to willfully share dangerous and wrong information about COVID-19. Nunes was a guest on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, and proceeded to encourage viewers to ignore recommendations for social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. “If you’re healthy, you and your family, it’s

First, the good news: There are only two Friday the 13ths in 2020 (we can only ever have three) and we won’t have to worry about another one until November. The bad news for paraskevidekatriaphobiacs (those who fear this particular day/date) is that it’s been 13 weeks since the last Friday the 13th and the