ACTRESS Sylvia Sanchez and her husband, Art Atayde, have tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that was first detected in China.

Sanchez confirmed this in an Instagram post, saying she and Atayde were brought to the Cardinal Santos Medical Center on March 24, as "I was having chills and he had cough and shortness of breath."

"We were made to take the Covid-19 swab test and since then, Art and I have self-isolated. A week later, we finally received the results and we both came out positive for Covid-19," she said.