Coronavirus: Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson contract coronavirus while in Australia

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Tom Hanks has announced he and wife Rita Wilson have coronavirus.

The Oscar-winning actor has been in Australia filming an upcoming Elvis Presley biopic and said he started experiencing symptoms of the virus.

Hanks said that he and Wilson, who are both 63, were tested after they felt tired and achy with slight fevers.

The couple are the first major US celebrities known to have contracted COVID-19, which has become a pandemic.

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