Kevin Hart has revealed that he was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
The comedian performed at Dave Chapelle’s An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair live show on Saturday, where he announced he had contracted the deadly virus around the same time actor Tom Hanks did in March.
Speaking to the audience, the 41-year-old explained: “The problem is that I had it around the same time as Tom Hanks, and I couldn’t say anything because he’s more famous than I am.”
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID-19 in Australia in early March, where he was filming an upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.
The actor told fans: “To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.”
Tom admitted that he was initially worried about the diagnosis due to his underlying health conditions.
“When we were in the hospital, I said: ‘I’m 63, I have type 2 diabetes, I had a stent in my heart – am I a red flag case?’,” he told The Guardian.
“But as long as our temperatures did not spike, and our lungs did not fill up with something that looked like pneumonia, they were not worried.”
“I’m not one who wakes up in the morning wondering if I’m going to see the end of the day or not. I’m pretty calm about that.”
The Forrest Gump star confirmed that he and his wife did not suffer any lasting effects: “Our discomfort because of the virus was pretty much done in two weeks and we had very different reactions, and that was odd.”
“My wife lost her sense of taste and smell, she had severe nausea, she had a much higher fever than I did.”
“I just had crippling body aches, I was very fatigued all the time and I couldn’t concentrate on anything for more than about 12 minutes. That last bit is kinda like my natural state anyway.”
Tom then urged people to wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines during the global pandemic.
“There’s really only three things everyone needs to do: wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands,” he stated.
“I know societally it’s been politicised, but I don’t get it, man. I don’t understand how anyone can put their foot down and say: ‘I don’t have to do my part,’ ” he added.
