Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress-singer Rita Wilson, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Oscar-winning actor said in a statement Wednesday.
Hanks, 63, wrote on Instagram that he and Wilson, who are in Australia, felt a bit tired, like they had colds, and had 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 wrote.
“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!”
Hanks and Wilson, 63, were married in 1988.
Here in B.C., there are 46 cases of COVID-19, including the first case o Vancouver Island. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the Vancouver Island patient is a man in his 60s who travelled to Egypt.
The World Health Organization has declared a coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the number of cases outside China has increased 13-fold in the past two weeks and there are now 118,000 cases in 114 countries. A total of 4,291 people have lost their lives.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the suspension of all travel from Europe to the U.S. for 30 days, not including the United Kingdom.
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