Dwayne Johnson opens up about his family’s COVID battle: ‘We were on the fortunate end’

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As the world continues to struggle amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Dwayne Johnson is getting more candid on his own experience with the novel virus.

Back in September, Johnson first shared how he, his wife Lauren and their two daughters,  Jasmine, 4, and Tiana, 2, had contracted coronavirus. 

Now nearly six months later, the action hero has disclosed more details about the harrowing time and his family’s recovery.

"In a 24-hour period, it had spread so quickly to our nanny, our nanny's teenage kids, her husband," the 48-year-old said in a new interview with Cigar Aficionado. "Myself and my two-year-old daughter, we were the last ones standing until the very end, but of course we both tested positive.”

“We were on the fortunate end for something that has been so traumatic to the world,” Johnson reflected. “We got through it."

The “Jumanji” star announced the family’s diagnosis on Instagram in September.

"My wife, Lauren, as well as my two baby girls, and myself - we have all tested positive for COVID-19. And I can tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we've ever had to endure as a family," he began in the video.

"I wish it was only me who tested positive, but it wasn't. It was my entire family. So this one was a real kick in the gut," he explained.

"I am happy to tell you guys that we, as a family, are good. We're on the other end of it, we're on the other side, we are no longer contagious, and we are, thank god, we are healthy.”

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