Forrest Gump actor, Tom Hanks, and his wife, Rita Wilson, have tested positive for COVID-19. Both were recently in Australia for the pre-production of Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley film from Warner Bros. Hanks took to Instagram to inform his fans of what is going on. He 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. 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 his family are safe now.
In other news, the NBA season was canceled due to COVID-19. On Wednesday, the NBA said a player on the Utah Jazz had tested positive for COVID-19. The player that tested positive was Rudy Gobert who is a French player. The test result was released shortly prior to Wednesday night’s game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. On Thursday, a second Jazz player also tested positive, it is said to be Donovan Mitchell. The NBA became the first major sports league in North America to suspend its games during the pandemic. On Thursday, it was joined by the NHL and Major League Soccer.
