GOLD COAST, Australia, March 13, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Oscar-winner Tom Hanks
said he and his wife were taking their new roles as quarantined coronavirus
patients in their stride Friday, urging the public to heed the advice of
experts.
Holed up in a Gold Coast hospital in Australia, Hanks 63, said he and
singer-songwriter partner Rita Wilson were taking the enforced isolation
“one-day-at-a-time”.
In a social media post to fans, Hanks said the couple “want to thank
everyone here Down Under who are taking such good care of us. We have Covid-
19 and are in isolation so we do not spread it to anyone else.”
“There are those for whom it could lead to a very serious illness. We are
taking it one-day-at-a-time.”
The post was accompanied by a photo of the couple wearing casual clothes
and baseball caps, looking relaxed.
“There are things we can all do to get through this by following the advice
of experts and taking care of ourselves and each other, no?” he asked, as his
home country of the United States is roiled by panic buying and divisions
over President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis.
“Remember, despite all the current events, there is no crying in baseball,”
he said, repeating a line from his sports classic “A League of Their Own.”