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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Actor Tom Hanks and His Wife Test Positive for Wuhan Virus following OZ trip
2020-03-12
[Red State] Just breaking across the wires that actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson have tested positive for the Wuhan virus.

They’re the first celebrities who have announced they are positive and they were down in Australia for work on an Elvis Presley movie in which Hanks is playing Col. Tom Parker, Elvis’ manager.

Hanks and his wife are both 63. The virus tends to hit the elderly more and they have more problems with it. Very few children are affected.

Hanks said they had been feeling tired and achy, that Rita had chills and fever so they got tested and both were positive.

Here’s his statement from his account.
Posted by:Besoeker

#14  Tommy has the flu. The following symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.

Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath

CDC
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-12 16:23  

#13  A couple of weeks ago, I read the differene between WuFlu and Regular Flu was that regular flu had body aches (I remember!) but WuFlu did not.

So that old story was wrong, or Tom and Rita have regular flu.

How often are those test wrong, I wonder?
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-12 16:10  

#12  Maybe their Messiah Obama can cure them with a touch.

Hey, it's worth a shot.
Posted by: charger   2020-03-12 16:00  

#11  You don't hear much about infection rates in Australia where they are coming out of Summer and should be immune to the 'cold and flu" season so far. Tom probably got it form some nasty journalist while on doing press for his new movie.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-03-12 14:26  

#10  Nah, Weinstein is in jail.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-12 11:28  

#9  Any chance they passed it on to their political friends?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2020-03-12 11:25  

#8  ^ Early Snark O' The Day candidate. Pithy.
Posted by: Frank G   2020-03-12 11:06  

#7  Yeah, Ah'm gonna go 60:40, if they even have it.

#meflu
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-12 10:58  

#6  Rich people don't die of flu.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-12 10:42  

#5  Yeah, Ah'm gonna go 60:40, if they even have it.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-12 10:34  

#4  This will turn out to be important in the US.
* If they die the panic will go to 11.
* If they recover (as they will because they are wealthy and in good health) the panic will start to die down.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-03-12 10:30  

#3  The Masque of Wuhan Flu.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-12 10:28  

#2  Got it from the slave wage earning hired illegal gimmiegrant "help."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-03-12 08:42  

#1  Now that celebs have come down with the Yellow Death it's really time to PANIC!
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2020-03-12 02:32  

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