After meeting Rita Wilson, Australian journalist tests positive for coronavirus

Web Desk

March 17, 2020

Richard Wilkins had met Wilson at the Sydney Opera House before she tested positive for coronavirus

Acclaimed Australian journalist after meeting Rita Wilson earlier has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Richard Wilkins, reporter for Channel 9 had met Wilson at the Sydney Opera House before she and husband Tom Hanks were tested positive for COVID-19.

Wilson had performed at the world-famous opera house on March 7, 2020 where the journalist interacted with her and thereby contracting the virus.

Turning to Twitter, Wilkins announced his test results saying: “Hey ....sincere thanks for all the messages...I really appreciate it. It’s actually a bizarre feeling to have tested positive to this thing we’ve all been talking about. I feel 100% ...no symptoms at all! Thanks again ....love to all RW xx.”

During a FaceTime interview with Australia’s Today Show, the journalist was unsure who he contracted the disease from.

"It could be from anyone, anywhere, any time. It is a terrifying thought," he said.

Earlier, a woman who had taken a selfie with Hanks and Wilson at a restaurant in Sydney, had also undergone tests for the virus.

Last week, Hanks and Wilson drew concern after they announced on their social media that they had tested positive for the disease and were placed in quarantine.

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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? Remember, despite all the current events, there is no crying in baseball. Hanx

A post shared by Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) on Mar 12, 2020 at 7:08pm PDT

"Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for Coronavirus, and were found to be positive. Well, now. What to do next? The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks’ will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires,” Hanks said on Instagram.