Tom Hanks says he and wife Rita Wilson tested positive for coronavirus in Australia - USA TODAY

Cydney Henderson USA TODAY

Published 9:47 PM EDT Mar 11, 2020

Tom Hanks says he has contracted coronavirus. 

The actor confirmed on Instagram and Twitter Wednesday that he and wife Rita Wilson, both 63, tested positive for COVID-19 in Australia after feeling ill. 

"We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches," Hanks wrote on Instagram. "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."

Hanks' representative Francesca Ciuffo confirmed the diagnosis to USA TODAY. 

The Oscar-winning actor has been shooting Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley film in Australia. Hanks said he will be "tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires."

"Well, now. What to do next?" he added. "The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed … Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?"

Hanks accompanied his health update with a picture of a used glove discarded in a biohazard waste bin. 

"We’ll keep the world posted and updated," Hanks vowed.

Australia has registered 128 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, according Johns Hopkins data. There have been three deaths in Australia.

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