Comedian Ali Wentworth has confirmed her diagnosis for coronavirus. The comedian revealed the news via Instagram. Wentworth's husband George Stephanopoulos followed up with comments on his morning program "Good Morning America."
"Ali has developed some symptoms so she’s upstairs resting right now," Stephanopoulos told his "GMA" co-hosts. "While she’s recovering as she goes through this, I’m going to be broadcasting from home and we’ll be working as long as we can."
Wentworth posted a picture of herself laying on her bed with the caption, " I have tested positive for the Corona Virus. I've never been sicker. High fever. Horrific body aches. Heavy chest. I'm quarantined from my family. This is pure misery. #stayhome," she wrote in the caption.
The actress and comedian also shared her symptoms and stated that she had indeed never felt this sick before.
Wentworth urges people to stay home and follow precautionary protocols. She urges people to avoid going out in oder to stop the spread of the highly contentious disease.
She recently participated in the istayhome challengee to urge people to stay home. Her Instagram caption from earlier this week read, "#istayhome for my parents, my in-laws, and all the health workers around the globe!" Actress Julia Roberts had nominated her.
Wentworth joined celebrities like Idris Elba, Olivia Nikkanen, Tom Hanks and others who earlier tested positive for COVID-19.
You may know Wentworth from her films - In Living Color, Seinfeld, Jerry Maguire, Office Space, and It's Complicated.
