Tom Hanks revealed that he and his wife Rita Wilson are “feeling better” on his Twitter account on March 23, almost two weeks after they first announced their positive diagnosis for the CCP virus.
“Sheltering in place works like this: You don’t give it to anyone – You don’t get it from anyone. Common sense, no?” Hanks continued as he encouraged people to adhere to government requests for social-distancing.
“Going to take a while, but if we take care of each other, help where we can, and give up some comforts…this, too, shall pass. We can figure this out. Hanx.”
The couple was discharged from hospital last Monday, according to a spokesperson, and are now self-quarantined in a rented home in Queensland, Australia.
The couple, who have been married since 1988, were in Australia when they began experiencing symptoms of the SARS-like disease.
“To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive,” Hanks continued.
Queensland Health officials say they believe the couple contracted the CCP virus before arriving in Australia.