Matt Damon has revealed that his daughter tested positive to COVID-19 in New York City, while he and the rest of his family have spent lockdown in Ireland.
Speaking by video call to Irish radio station, Damon revealed that he and his wife have spent the last two months with their younger children in the affluent coastal Dublin suburb of Dalkey -- while their eldest daughter and her college roommate battled the virus in New York City. The pair have since recovered, he said.
Lockdown restrictions in Ireland have required people to stay within two kilometers of their homes, but this has not been a problem for Damon and his family as woods, forest and the ocean all lie within range, he said. "He said 'you know there's a radio station that's looking for you.' So that was like the final impetus for me."
Damon revealed that he has recently spoken to Scott Burns, the screenwriter of Contagion -- the 2011 movie he starred in about a deadly virus.
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