Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson test positive for COVID-19 coronavirus

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, the virus also known as the Coronavirus, according to The New York Times and Deadline.

Both actors are in Australia for pre-production of the new untitled Elvis Presley film from Warner Bros. Hanks is set to play Presley’s longtime manager Colonel Tom Parker in the film.

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Hanks and Wilson are reported to have caught the virus after a ‘company member’ working on the film tested positive for the virus, according to a statement from Warner Bros. provided to Deadline. In a statement sent to The New York Times and Deadline, Hanks writes that he and Wilson ‘felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches.’

‘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.

Hanks told the site the pair is working with medical professionals to 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?’ Hanks wrote, adding. ‘We’ll keep the world posted and updated. Take care of yourselves!’

The actor also shared the statement on his Instagram account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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! Hanx!

A post shared by Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) on Mar 11, 2020 at 6:08pm PDT

Warner Bros. is said to be working closely with Australian health agencies to ‘identify and contact anyone who may have come in direct contact’ with those carrying the virus, according to a statement from the studio provided to Deadline.

The studio added, ‘The health and safety of our company members is always our top priority, and we are taking precautions to protect everyone who works on our productions around the world.’

UPDATE

Tom Hanks shared a picture of himself and Rita Wilson with a message for friends and fans who are concerned about them. It says: ‘Hello folks. @ritawilson and I want to thank everyone here Down Under who are taking such good care of us. We have Covid-19 and are in isolation so we do not spread it to anyone else. There are those for whom it could lead to a very serious illness. We are taking it one-day-at-a-time. There are things we can all do to get through this by following the advice of experts and taking care of ourselves and each other, no? Remember, despite all the current events, there is no crying in baseball. Hanx’

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) on Mar 12, 2020 at 7:08pm PDT

For updates and information surrounding COVID-19, head to the South African Department of Health’s dedicated COVID-19 website at sacoronavirus.co.za.

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