Tom Hanks Opens up on Fighting Off COVID-19 Symptoms

Tom Hanks (L) and Rita Wilson attend 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 19, 2020. Leon Bennett/Getty Images

Actor Tom Hanks described his experience fighting off COVID-19, coming days after recovering from the CCP virus.

“Rita went through a tougher time than I did,” said Hanks, 63, during an episode of the National Defense Radio Show on April 16. He was referring to his wife, Rita Wilson, who also tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.