George R.R. Martin encountered COVID while he was at Comic-Con last week. “Game of Thrones”Author said Wednesday night in an interview YouTube videoHe is being quarantined in a Los Angeles hotel for mild sniffles.
“I’ve had worse colds, so I hope it will stay that way,” Martin With a barely detectable rasp in the sound of his voice “After this quarantine period I will be able to get on with various things.”
Martin noted that he’d be missing a “House of Dragons”The premiere event was held in North Hollywood. Casey Bloys, HBO’s chief content officer, later explained to the crowd that Martin was missing because of a positive COVID screening that morning.
“I wouldn’t worry too much about me, I seem to be fine,”Martin seemed truly disappointed that he missed the Los Angeles events for which he was there, Martin said. “I will say, if you’re going to have to go and quarantine, a four-star hotel is a pretty good place to do it.”
Martin, who stated before the San Diego convention, that he believed in God. “managed to avoid getting COVID so far,”He wrote extensively about his fears about contracting the virus. “I do not want covid, not even a mild case, so please be advised, I will be doing all I can to prevent that,” He wrote the following on July 14,.
Martin appeared on the panel for HBO’s “House of Dragons,”The premiere was held in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. He said he avoided the convention floor, didn’t sign autographs and generally tried to avoid contracting the virus.
“I’m going to take my pills, rest a lot, drink a lot of fluids and get over this,”He stated.
Sharon Waxman contributed to the report.