News in video: Tom Hanks – Corona survived and released from hospital

Finally, good news about Corona: The actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have left the hospital in Australia, as reported, among other things, the magazine "People". They were hospitalized there in the state of Queensland.

The first star to be caught

Five days ago, both had tested positive for the corona virus. Hanks had informed the world about her illness in the usual charming understatement. "Hello guys," he had written at the time. "Rita and I are down here in Australia right now. We felt tired as if we had a cold and had a little body ache. Also a little fever. To do everything right as the world needed, we were tested for corona virus and had a positive result. " For many people, this news suddenly made the pandemic tangible. Nobody would have expected that Tom Hanks of all people, who really does not have a risky lifestyle, would get the first prominent corona diagnosis. And if a big star like Hanks isn't safe from infection, it can really affect everyone.

No reason to worry

Tom quickly let the fans' worries away and he kept emphasizing that it would not be a big deal, he and his wife Rita were doing well in the circumstances. The worst is over and the couple has been released from the hospital. According to media reports, the two are now in a house in Australia, where they are still in quarantine. Hanks and other filmmakers are preparing a film about Elvis Presley in Australia. Hanks is supposed to play the manager of the young Elvis. The filming had initially been stopped because of the Corona crisis – when the production of the film is to be resumed is currently unclear.