Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, said they have tested positive for the new coronavirus, becoming the highest-profile celebrities to contract the mysterious new virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.
In a statement on Wednesday night, the 63-year-old actor said, “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.”
