Nina Dobrev looks sweet in a summer dress and wears her hair in braided pigtails

Nina Dobrev looks sweet in a summer dress and wears her hair in braided pigtails while leaving her house during lockdown

She has been encouraging her fans to take precautions as the coronavirus puts states across the country on lockdown. 

And Nina Dobrev was spotted leaving her house on Friday, but was spotted without a face mask or gloves. 

The 31-year-old actress looked casual in a flowing summer mini dress and had her hair in a braided style while climbing into her Tesla outside of her Los Angeles home. 

Heading out: looked casual in a flowing summer mini dress and had her hair in a braided style while climbing into her Tesla outside of her Los Angeles home, on Friday

The former Vampire Diaries star seemed to don a brand new dress as a tag hung on her back. 

Her dark green dress featured oversized puff cap sleeves and a heart-shaped neckline. 

Bright white sneakers and rose colored sunglasses topped off the outfit. 

Despite Los Angeles recommending wearing face masks in public, to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has now affected more than 705,000 people and caused over 30,000 deaths, she didn’t seem to take precautions on Friday.  

New: The former Vampire Diaries star seemed to don a brand new dress as a tag hung on her back

New: The former Vampire Diaries star seemed to don a brand new dress as a tag hung on her back 

She had her brunette locks down in braided pigtails as she climbed into her car.  

Earlier this month, Dobrev wrote to Instagram   ‘If I wasn’t OCD about washing my hands before [and I was], I am now.’ 

And she told fans that despite their previous affinity or non affinity for washing their hands, it’s not too late. Saying: ‘If you weren’t OCD about washing your hands before all this [thats okay], START NOW.’

For the photos she wore a multicolored striped shirt under a long blue apron, with bright red gloves covered in suds. 

Cute cleaning look: For the photos she wore a multicolored striped shirt under a long blue apron, with bright red gloves covered in suds

Cute cleaning look: For the photos she wore a multicolored striped shirt under a long blue apron, with bright red gloves covered in suds 

The Vampire Diaries’ star had her hair pulled back into a messy bun and seemed to go fresh faced while posing in her picturesque kitchen.  

‘Friendly reminder. Sanitize everything. EVERYTHING. Stay home. Stay safe. Sending love,’ she also wrote.

Her message comes as the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has seen over 16,000 deaths in the U.S. with many states being put on a form of lockdown to limit the spread. 

New regulations have recommended avoiding all non-essential businesses and wearing face masks in public.  

Maverick: She adopted Maverick in 2017 after losing her cat after an illness

Maverick: She adopted Maverick in 2017 after losing her cat after an illness

While in isolation Nina seems to be growing a relationship with Olympic gold medalist Shaun White. 

The two were spotted on March 22 enjoying a Sunday bicycle ride together in Malibu with Maverick perched on his lap and he has been seen leaving her place since.  

Nina, who famously once dated her Vampire Diaries co-star Ian Somerhalder, was last in a known relationship with filmmaker Grant Mellon.

The pair reportedly broke off their romance in November of 2019 after first being linked in January of that year.