<p>Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his singer-songwriter wife tested positive for the new coronavirus in Australia Thursday, forcing them into hospital isolation and leaving authorities to trace hundreds of contacts at their concerts and film sets.</p>.<p>Hanks and Rita Wilson, both 63, are being monitored at the Gold Coast University Hospital where they were "in a stable condition", according to Queensland state health officials.</p>.<p>Hanks revealed the shock diagnoses in a message that informed fans they had felt slightly ill and wanted to get tested to "play things right."</p>.<p>Hanks is the first major Hollywood star to publicly state that he has the virus that has sickened more than 125,000 people worldwide and killed more than 4,600.</p>.<p>The multi-Oscar-winner was on the Gold Coast for pre-production of an Elvis Presley biopic by Australian director Baz Luhrmann and Wilson had played gigs at the Sydney Opera House and in Brisbane.</p>.<p>Opera House staff told AFP they were helping authorities track "approximately 207 people" who "may have been in contact with the couple" at the concert on Saturday.</p>.<p>The famed building has received additional "on-site cleaning with hospital-grade disinfectant" a spokesperson said, adding that tours and performances would continue.</p>.<p>Production on Hank's Elvis film -- in which he was set to play the legendary singer's longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker -- has been suspended and actors and crew are also being tested.</p>.<p>Hanks had earlier posted on Instagram: "Hello folks, Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired like we had colds, and some body aches."</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/coronavirus-updates-live-four-dead-in-china-hotel-collapse-quater-of-italy-population-put-under-lockdown-799686.html#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on the coronavirus </a></strong></p>.<p>"To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be positive," the "Saving Private Ryan" star said.</p>.<p>"We Hanks will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires," he added.</p>.<p>"We'll keep the world posted and updated," he added, along with a photo of a surgical glove placed inside a biohazard trash bag.</p>.<p>In a video message the Hanks' son, Chet, said, "I just got off the phone with them, they both are fine, they're not even that sick."</p>.<p>"They're not worried about it, they're not tripping but they're going through the necessary health precautions obviously," he said.</p>.<p>"I don't think it's anything to be too worried about but I appreciate everyone's concerns and well wishes, but I think it's going to be alright."</p>.<p>Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said Hanks was "tested early this morning, very early, and once everyone was in the news was delivered by Baz and then everyone went home."</p>.<p>"All the people who were on set have gone home and self-quarantined, which includes my daughter so I gave her a call... Being a dad that was the first thing I got onto," Tate said.</p>.<p>"If the test comes back negative, they'll be back to work that's where they're sitting."</p>.<p>Warner Bros said it had "been made aware that a company member from our Elvis feature film... has tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p>"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."</p>.<p>It is not known where the couple contracted the disease -- there have so far been more than 140 coronavirus cases confirmed in Australia and three people have died.</p>.<p>Wilson -- who is promoting her new album "Halfway to Home" -- gave performances at a Brisbane hotel on March 5 and the Sydney Opera House on March 7. She also appeared on a popular Australian TV show whose hosts and crew are now in quarantine.</p>.<p>During the visit to Australia's largest city, the couple also visited Bondi Beach. It is unknown whether they had contracted the virus by that point.</p>
<p>Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his singer-songwriter wife tested positive for the new coronavirus in Australia Thursday, forcing them into hospital isolation and leaving authorities to trace hundreds of contacts at their concerts and film sets.</p>.<p>Hanks and Rita Wilson, both 63, are being monitored at the Gold Coast University Hospital where they were "in a stable condition", according to Queensland state health officials.</p>.<p>Hanks revealed the shock diagnoses in a message that informed fans they had felt slightly ill and wanted to get tested to "play things right."</p>.<p>Hanks is the first major Hollywood star to publicly state that he has the virus that has sickened more than 125,000 people worldwide and killed more than 4,600.</p>.<p>The multi-Oscar-winner was on the Gold Coast for pre-production of an Elvis Presley biopic by Australian director Baz Luhrmann and Wilson had played gigs at the Sydney Opera House and in Brisbane.</p>.<p>Opera House staff told AFP they were helping authorities track "approximately 207 people" who "may have been in contact with the couple" at the concert on Saturday.</p>.<p>The famed building has received additional "on-site cleaning with hospital-grade disinfectant" a spokesperson said, adding that tours and performances would continue.</p>.<p>Production on Hank's Elvis film -- in which he was set to play the legendary singer's longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker -- has been suspended and actors and crew are also being tested.</p>.<p>Hanks had earlier posted on Instagram: "Hello folks, Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired like we had colds, and some body aches."</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/coronavirus-updates-live-four-dead-in-china-hotel-collapse-quater-of-italy-population-put-under-lockdown-799686.html#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on the coronavirus </a></strong></p>.<p>"To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be positive," the "Saving Private Ryan" star said.</p>.<p>"We Hanks will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires," he added.</p>.<p>"We'll keep the world posted and updated," he added, along with a photo of a surgical glove placed inside a biohazard trash bag.</p>.<p>In a video message the Hanks' son, Chet, said, "I just got off the phone with them, they both are fine, they're not even that sick."</p>.<p>"They're not worried about it, they're not tripping but they're going through the necessary health precautions obviously," he said.</p>.<p>"I don't think it's anything to be too worried about but I appreciate everyone's concerns and well wishes, but I think it's going to be alright."</p>.<p>Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said Hanks was "tested early this morning, very early, and once everyone was in the news was delivered by Baz and then everyone went home."</p>.<p>"All the people who were on set have gone home and self-quarantined, which includes my daughter so I gave her a call... Being a dad that was the first thing I got onto," Tate said.</p>.<p>"If the test comes back negative, they'll be back to work that's where they're sitting."</p>.<p>Warner Bros said it had "been made aware that a company member from our Elvis feature film... has tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p>"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."</p>.<p>It is not known where the couple contracted the disease -- there have so far been more than 140 coronavirus cases confirmed in Australia and three people have died.</p>.<p>Wilson -- who is promoting her new album "Halfway to Home" -- gave performances at a Brisbane hotel on March 5 and the Sydney Opera House on March 7. She also appeared on a popular Australian TV show whose hosts and crew are now in quarantine.</p>.<p>During the visit to Australia's largest city, the couple also visited Bondi Beach. It is unknown whether they had contracted the virus by that point.</p>