Hollywood
superstar
Tom
Hanks
has
revealed
that
he
and
wife
Rita
Wilson
have
tested
positive
for
the
novel
coronavirus.
The
actor
couple,
currently
in
Australia
to
shoot
for
the
pre-production
of
Baz
Luhrmann''s
untitled
Elvis
Presley
film
as
per
Deadline,
decided
to
get
tested
after
they
felt
"a
bit
tired".
"Hey
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,"
Hanks
said
in
a
tweet.
The
Academy-award-winning
actor
said
the
medical
team
had
already
taken
over.
"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," Hanks
said.
"Not
much
more
to
it
than
one-day
at
a
time
approach,
no?
We
will
keep
the
world
posted
and
updated.
Take
care
of
yourselves!" Hanks
tweeted.
The
deadly
virus,
that
first
originated
in
the
Chinese
city
of
Wuhan
in
December
last
year,
has
claimed
over
4,200
lives
and
infected
more
than
117,330
people
across
107
countries
and
territories.
The
World
Health
Organisation,
on
Wednesday,
described
the
outbreak
a
pandemic.
China
remains
the
hardest-hit
with
more
than
80,000
infections
and
3,000
deaths.