'Game of Thrones' actor tests positive for coronavirus

Kristofer Hivju
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A "Game of Thrones" actor is the latest celebrity to announce that they've tested positive for coronavirus.

Actor Kristofer Hivju, who played Tormund Giantsbane on the hit HBO series, said he tested positive for coronavirus in an Instagram post on Monday.

"We are in good health - I only have mild symptoms of a cold," Hivju wrote. "There are people at higher risk for who this virus might be a devastating diagnosis, so I urge all of you to be extremely careful; wash your hands, keep 1,5 meters distance from others, go in quarantine; just do everything you can to stop the virus from spreading.