Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE March 12, 2020, 1:33 AM UTC / Updated March 12, 2020, 2:25 AM UTC By Phil Helsel and Diana Dasrath Actor Tom Hanks has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Hanks, 63, posted Wednesday on Instagram that while in Australia, he and his wife, Rita Wilson, came down with symptoms resembling a cold, as well as body aches and slight fevers.
"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 wrote.
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The actor wrote that he and Wilson, an actor and producer, "will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires."
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"Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?" Hanks wrote.
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Hanks ended the post by saying "We'll keep the world posted and updated" and "Take care of yourselves!" A representative for Hanks confirmed the announcement.
Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, is in Australia for pre-production of an untitled film about Elvis Presley, according to the entertainment website Deadline .
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus March 12, 2020 01:11 "We have been made aware that a company member from our Elvis feature film, which is currently in pre-production in The Gold Coast, Australia, has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus)," Warner Bros. said in a statement.
The company did not identify the person, who it said was receiving treatment.
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"We are working closely with the appropriate Australian health agencies to identify and contact anyone who may have come in direct contact with the individual," Warner Bros. said. "The health and safety of our company members is always our top priority, and we are taking precautions to protect everyone who works on our productions around the world."
Australia has had 112 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including three deaths, as of Wednesday morning, according to the country's government .
Twenty-seven of those patients have no known overseas travel history. Of the three people who died, one was associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship that had been quarantined in Japan, and the two others were residents of a senior care facility.
Australia has imposed restrictions on travelers from mainland China, which is where the coronavirus outbreak began, as well as South Korea, Iran and Italy to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Phil Helsel Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.
Diana Dasrath Diana Dasrath is entertainment producer and senior reporter for NBC News covering all platforms.
