Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson have been released from the hospital after being diagnosed with the coronavirus and are now self-quarantined back at home in Australia, reported Deadline.
The couple was being treated at a Queensland hospital and was in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 last week.Over the weekend, the 63-year-old actor was active on social media updating fans on their treatment and ongoing recovery.?
Meanwhile, Wilson made a playlist for others self-isolating or in quarantine.?
The couple, who was in isolation at a hospital in the state of Queensland in Australia, had said they were being well cared for.?
"Hello, folks. @ritawilson and I 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. 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?" Hanks posted on Instagram.?
The post was accompanied by a photograph that showed the couple smiling.Hanks had made a public announcement of the fact that he and his wife have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus.?
The deadly virus that first originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year has claimed over 4,200 lives and infected more than 117,330 people across 107 countries and territories, with the World Health Organisation declaring the outbreak a pandemic.?