Tom Hank and his wife Rita Wilson, both 63, tested positive for Covid-19. They were hospitalized in solitary confinement in Australia. The American actor, multi-Oscar winner, was preparing the shooting of a film by Baz Luhrmann devoted to Elvis Presley, and in which the actor with two Oscars will play the impresario of the "King", the famous "Colonel" Tom Parker .
Tom Hanks is the first Hollywood star to announce that he has contracted the new coronavirus, which has infected more than 125,000 people worldwide and killed more than 4,600. “We felt a little tired, like we had a cold and body aches (…) To be sure, as currently recommended, we took the test for the coronavirus and it is came out positive wrote Tom Hanks on Instagram.
“Now what? Medical authorities have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks are going to be tested, vetted, and isolated for as long as necessary for public health." "There's not much we can do but take it day by day, right? “, he concludes in his message, accompanied by the photo of a hospital trash can with a disposable glove. The couple are in solitary confinement at Gold Coast University Hospital, according to authorities in Queensland (northeast).
One of the couple's two sons, Chet, also made a point of giving news of his parents in a video message. “I just hung up the phone. They are fine. They're not even that sick," he said. “They are not worried (…) they will of course take the necessary sanitary precautions. "I don't think there's much need to worry too much but I appreciate everyone's expressions of sympathy and encouragement. I believe everything will be fine. »
Impossible to know precisely where Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson contracted the disease, which infected more than 140 people in Australia and caused three deaths. However, as the site 20minutes.fr specifies, Rita Wilson, who is an actress and singer, had given a concert in a hotel in Brisbane on March 5, and at the Sydney Opera House on March 7. During her visit to Sydney, the couple Hanks also visited the Bondi district, famous for its beach which attracts tourists from all over the world.
