Tom Hanks tests positive for the coronavirus in Australia

Anyone can end up catching the coronavirus. Even Tom Hanks
The beloved actor announced on Thursday morning that he and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have both tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
They are currently in Australia for the pre-production of a currently untitled Elvis Presley film where Hanks is set to play Presley’s longtime manager Colonel Tom Parkers.
Hanks announced the diagnosis on his Instagram account:

Hello, folks.  Rita and I are down here in Australia.   We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches.   Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too.  To play things right, as is needed in the world right now,  we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.

Well, now.  What to do next?  The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks’ will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires.  Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?

We’ll keep the world posted and updated.

Take care of yourselves!

Beginning from a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the coronavirus has gone on to infect more than 120,000 people around the world, though none as famous as Hanks.


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