Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus
Authored By Nikhil Pandey
Published: Mar 12, 2020, 03:22 IST | Updated: Mar 12, 2020, 03:22 IST
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have both tested positive for coronavirus in Australia, the actor said on Twitter.
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The actor, 63, said that he and Wilson, also 63, were tested in Australia, where he is working on a film after they felt tired with slight fevers.
"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 the tweet.
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pic.twitter.com/pgybgIYJdG — Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 12, 2020
He said that he and Wilson would be "tested, observed and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires."