News ‘Contagion’ medical adviser Dr. Ian Lipkin has coronavirus: ‘If it can hit me, it can hit anyone’ March 24, 2020 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Contagion’ medical adviser Dr. Ian Lipkin has coronavirus: ‘If it can hit me, it can hit anyone’ Dr. Ian Lipkin, the medical adviser on 2011's "Contagion," revealed on Tuesday that he has coronavirus, calling the disease "miserable."