The actor, 47, revealed in a video shared to Twitter on Tuesday night that he was exposed to the deadly disease on 4 March, the same day he posed with Sophie at the We Day UK charity event, in Wembley.
Idris said: 'It's hard to say when I got the disease or when I contracted COVID-19, it's hard to say when. I will say that I know I've been exposed to it from March 4.
'That's when the person that came up positive, that was the time I got in contact with that person.
'So essentially, I could have been positive from March 4, but it's hard to say when I contracted someone with corona, you can contract it at anytime but my known exposure was March 4.'
Idris met Trudeau's wife Sophie, who has also been tested positive for COVID-19, on 4 March at a We Day UK charity event, in Wembley.
Posing for photos together at the event, the pair were in close proximity to each other, as well as other celebrities such as Lewis Hamilton, and attendees.
The actor also added in the video: 'On Friday, last week, I was told that someone I had been in contact with had tested positive.
'I am on location about to start filming. The news breaks that this person, who is also in the public eye, has tested positive.'
Idris then addressed backlash as to why he was tested for COVID-19 after he had 'no symptoms' and 'felt ok'.
He also explained why his wife Sabrina has stayed by his side after fans criticised the model for putting herself at risk of exposure.
Idris went on to reveal that wife Sabrina, who has stayed by his side since he was diagnosed, has been tested for coronavirus and is 'nervous' about the results.
The actor also insisted that the model 'wanted to be by my side' and support him throughout the disease diagnosis.
He said: 'Sabrina's good too. Sabrina today finally managed to get a test, and we're thankful for that. Generally, Sabrina's fine. Nervous of course. Worried.
'Just for clarification, Sabrina wanted to be by my side. I love her even more for it and I would do the same for her. When something like this is going on in the world, love is all you can get, who am I to turn down my wife's support?
'We presumed if I had it, she would have it too. As much as I want her to be safe, we calculated that risk and decided to be together. Hope you guys can understand that.
'I love Sabrina for standing by me and being in that video, it was the most important moment for me.'
Idris added that his wife woke up this morning 'a little bit sad' over the backlash, he said: 'She’s doing okay. We’re very lucky we managed to get her a test this morning. She woke up this morning a little bit sad as I did.
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