Covid-19: Actor Tom Hanks, wife struck with coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS | Renowned Hollywood star Tom Hanks has claimed he and his wife Rita Wilson have been tested positive for Covid-19.

In a social media posting, the Forrest Gump and Cast Away actor, aged 63, said the couple were in Australia and started feeling unwell.

“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,” he said.

Hanks has been in Australia since Jan 26 to film the latest Elvis Presley biopic, directed by Baz Luhrmann.

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The two-time academy award winner added that Wilson, also 63, and he will be isolated and observed as long as "public health and safety requires".

“Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?” he posted.

To date, over 123,000 people have been infected globally, with the majority from China, followed by Italy, Iran and South Korea. Over 4,500 deaths have also been recorded.

Australia has recorded 112 cases and three deaths, so far.