By Inday Chikadora | 10:42 AM March 12, 2020
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have both tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Australia, the actor said on Twitter.
They were the first celebrities to go public with a diagnosis.
Hanks was in Australia working on a film when he and Wilson tested positive for the respiratory illness.
Read the statement below:
“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!”