Hollywood actor Matt Damon is isolating in the small Irish suburb of Dalkey after missing the last flight back to the US before the coronavirus lockdown.
The 49-year-old is believed to have been filming new Ridley Scott movie The Last Duel in Ireland last month when the government ordered a shutdown in order to try to halt the spread of the disease, which has killed more than 130,000 people worldwide.
Residents of Dalkey, which has a population of around 8,000 people, have been sharing photos of The Bourne Identity star exercising and collecting groceries in the last few weeks.
One tweeted: "Matt Damon ( huge fan) in Dalkey with a Supervalue bag made my day. Just speaks to how human we all are. This virus has no selectivity, does not discriminate and affects us all over the world. I hope Matt is enjoying his stay here."
Matt Damon is me and every other lad who gets the 424 bus from galway city to connemara pic.twitter.com/DZATjWPCNd
— Chris Greene (@HateChrisGreene) April 12, 2020
Ireland has just over 12,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 to date, while 444 people have lost their lives.
Neil Wilkes
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