A chief medical consultant on the 2011 pandemic film Contagion has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). On Tuesday, Dr. Ian Lipkin, the director of…
On Tuesday, Dr. Ian Lipkin, the director of Columbia University’s Center for Infection and Immunity, spoke toabout the pandemic, warning the public to take the virus seriously as it can spread to anyone.
“I would just like to say on this show tonight that this has become very personal for me, too,” he said, revealing that he tested positive for “COVID as of yesterday.” “And it is miserable,” he admitted. “If it can hit me, it can hit anybody. That’s the message I want to convey.”Lipkin said it remains unclear where he contracted the virus, however, it “doesn’t matter” as the “virus can be found all over the United States.”
As of March 25, there have been at least 53,934 confirmed cases of the virus and 728 deaths in the United States, according to a
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