Tom Hanks and Wife Rita Wilson Test Positive for Coronavirus on the Gold Coast

We must protect them at all costs.

Coronavirus has come for many things: Peter Rabbit 2, No Time To Die, and even the sweet and innocent Baby Yoda. Earlier today it was also announced that the NBA season has been suspended after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. 

With the virus spreading to more and more countries, it was only a matter of time before it infiltrated the celebrity world as well. 

Today, it did just that, with Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson confirming they've tested positive for coronavirus. 

Protect Tom Hanks at all costs. pic.twitter.com/1hbkT4Bx0o

— Rocco Botte (@rocco_botte) March 12, 2020

The Oscar-winning actor announced on Instagram that both he and his wife had caught the virus on the Gold Coast. Hanks was in Queensland to work on Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic. 

"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 wrote in the caption. 

 

 

 

 

 

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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! Hanx!

A post shared by Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) on Mar 11, 2020 at 6:08pm PDT

At the moment, the pair is in hospital on the Gold Coast receiving treatment. However, they're not sure where they contracted the virus from. 

Warner Bros. Pictures, which is distributing the Elvis biopic, released a statement this morning. 

"We have been made aware that a company member from our Elvis feature film, which is currently in production on the Gold Coast, Australia, has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus)," a spokesperson said. 

"We are working closely with the appropriate Australian health agencies to identify anyone who may have come in direct contact with the individual."

WW3 almost happened
Australia was on fire
Kobe Bryant died
Tom Hanks has Coronavirus
March Madness won’t have any fans
The NBA season is cancelled

2020 you officially suck

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) March 12, 2020

Warner Bros. has halted production on the untitled biopic, in which Hanks plays Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker. At this stage, it's not clear as to whether he could have passed on the virus to other cast and crew members, including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rufus Sewell and Austin Butler. 

There are 128 confirmed cases of coronavirus across Australia, and more than 9,000 people have been tested in New South Wales. Canberra also recorded its first case of the virus today. 

Considering the number of cases is predicted to rise, it's important to ensure you're practicing good hygiene and limiting travel where possible. 

Tom Hanks is gunna beat corona virus cause he is a legend, then make a film about beating it. #Oscar

— Lewis Tan (@TheLewisTan) March 12, 2020

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