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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 13 March 2020
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson in Australian hospital with new virus

By MOUSSA MOUSSA stable condition.
Associated Press Palaszczuk said people who
SYDNEY (AP) — Tom Hanks had been in close contact
and his wife Rita Wilson are with Hanks and Wilson will
isolated in stable condition have to self-quarantine but
in an Australian hospital she cautioned that people
Thursday after contracting who had taken selfies with
the new coronavirus, the Hanks recently should not
actor and Australian offi- panic about contracting
cials said. the virus.
The two-time Oscar winner She said she had spoken to
is easily the most famous Luhrmann and conveyed
person yet to disclose they his reassurances that he
have COVID-19, which the would comply with the
World Health Organization government's health re-
has declared a pandemic. strictions.
Hanks said he and Wilson Australia has confirmed
had felt tired, with colds, more than 120 cases of in-
aches and slight fevers. fection with the new coro-
"To play things right, as is navirus, with three deaths
needed in the world right from COVID-19.
now, we were tested for For most people, the new
the coronavirus and were coronavirus causes only
found to be positive," he In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Tom Hanks, left, and Rita Wilson arrive at the Oscars at the Dolby mild or moderate symp-
said, adding they'll be "iso- Theatre in Los Angeles. The couple have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a toms, such as fever and
statement Wednesday, March 11.
lated for as long as public Associated Press cough. For some, especial-
health and safety requires." ly older adults and people
Australian officials said ager, Colonel Tom Parker. pid questions about why I cern. with existing health prob-
the couple were being The film, slated for release never played a bad guy," Wilson had performed at lems, it can cause more se-
treated at a Queensland in October 2021, has sus- he said as the room burst the Sydney Opera House vere illness, including pneu-
hospital. "We wish them pended production, War- into laughter. on Saturday night and ear- monia.
a very speedy recovery," ner Bros. said. Hanks and Wilson, both 63, lier last week in Brisbane. The vast majority of people
state Premier Annastacia Hanks, after accepting the were married in 1988. In Queensland health authori- recover from the new virus.
Palaszczuk told reporters. Cecil B. DeMille Award at 2013, Hanks disclosed he ties would not give specifics People with mild illness re-
Hanks had been in Austra- the Golden Globes this has Type 2 diabetes. on their health due to pri- cover in about two weeks,
lia shooting an untitled Elvis year, spoke backstage Chet Hanks later posted on vacy issues. But the state's while those with more se-
Presley biopic directed by about taking on the Parker social media that his par- update on its coronavirus vere illness may take three
Baz Luhrmann. role. "I will then finally have ents were doing fine and infections describe a U.S. to six weeks to recover,
Hanks plays Presley's man- an answer to all these stu- thanked fans for their con- couple of their age both in WHO says.q

Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay

By LYNN ELBER starting March 15. ment was announced for
AP Television Writer “For the past several PaleyFest LA 2020, the TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The weeks, ‘The Late Show’ festival that was set to be-
ripple effect of the new producers have consulted gin Friday and run through
coronavirus on the enter- daily to share information March 22 with salutes to
tainment industry reached with other New York-based shows including “Modern
late-night and daytime late night shows, who will Family” and “The Mandal-
television, a TV fan festival also be moving forward orian.”
and far beyond to the se- without an audience,” Also Wednesday, CBS said
ries “Survivor” in Fiji. CBS said in a statement. production on the 41st edi-
Nickelodeon’s annual The step was taken based tion of “Survivor” has been
Kids’ Choice Awards, set on guidance from New postponed in response to
for March 22 in Los An- This combination of photos show, from left, host Jimmy Fallon York City officials, CBS the spread of the corona-
geles, also is affected. It on the set of "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," on Feb. 3, said, and out of an “abun- virus. Filming was sched-
will be postponed for the 2020, from left, host Trevor Noah on the set of "The Daily Show dance of caution regard- uled to begin later this
“safety and well-being” of with Trevor Noah and host Stephen Colbert on the set of "The ing” the virus and the un- month in Fiji. But CBS now
all involved with the show, Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Jan. 30, 2020. certainty of the situation. said production will start
the channel said Wednes- Associated Press Another daytime program, on May 19, depending on
day. In a statement Wednes- Late Show with Stephen “The Ellen DeGeneres events.
“The Tonight Show” and day, NBC said it was sus- Colbert” also will tape Show,” said it will suspend The entertainment sector’s
other late-night talk shows pending live audiences without an in-studio au- audience attendance response to the unfolding
in New York announced for Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight dience, as did Comedy starting Monday. The ac- crisis has included cancel-
Wednesday they will tape Show” and “Late Night Central’s “The Daily Show tion won’t affect the talk lation of the SXSW festival
without audiences, while with Seth Meyers” starting with Trevor Noah,” HBO’s show’s production sched- in Austin, Texas, and de-
CBS said that produc- Monday, citing the safety “Last Week Tonight with ule, and it will be regularly lays of events include Cali-
tion on the next season of of guest and employees John Oliver” and Bravo’s reviewed, Telepictures fornia’s Coachella festival
“Survivor” was being post- as the “top priority.” “Watch What Happens Productions said. and the release of the lat-
poned. CBS announced that “The Live with Andy Cohen,” Meanwhile, a postpone- est James Bond movie.q