Dwayne Johnson, family have tested positive for COVID-19, actor reveals in new video

Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson, also known as 'The Rock' from his wrestling days, has confirmed that he and his family had tested positive for COVID-19. The actor on Thursday morning posted a video on social media, saying that he, his wife and their two young children tested positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks but that they all have recovered and are healthy. 

Johnson, 48, said in the Instagram post that he and his spouse, Lauren, 35, and their daughters, Jasmine, 4, and Tiana, 2, caught the virus about 2-1/2 weeks ago from "very close family friends" whom he said had no idea how they had become infected. 

"I can tell you this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family, and for me personally," he said in the video. 

The actor said his family, like their friends who caught the virus first, had been "incredibly disciplined" about adhering to safety measures to avoid the virus. The two young girls suffered only "a little sore throat the first couple of days" and bounced back, though Johnson and his wife had "a rough go," he said. 

"But I am happy to tell you guys that we as a family are good. We are on the other end of it," he said. "We are no longer contagious, and we are, thank God, we are healthy." 

The Fast and Furious actor also shared his tips, urging people to wear face masks to limit the spread of coronavirus. 

"It baffles me that some people out there, including some politicians, will take this idea of wearing masks and make it a political agenda," he said. "It is a fact and it’s the right thing to do, and it is the responsible thing to do." 

Johnson, who shot to fame in the World Wrestling Federation as the swaggering, boastful grappler known as The Rock, began making a transition to mainstream entertainment in the late 1990s and went on to develop a prolific screen career.