Make wishtv.com your home page

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus in Australia

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson attend the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

(WISH) — Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced on Twitter Wednesday that they have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The couple made the announcement Wednesday night on Tom Hanks’ official Twitter page.

According to Hanks, the pair started feeling “a bit tired” in Australia and decided to get tested.

“To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be positive,” Hanks said on Twitter.

The actors say they are following protocols and they will be tested, observed and isolated “for as long as public health and safety requires it.”

The iconic actor signed off saying, “Take care of yourselves!”