An Australian television journalist said today he has the new coronavirus and assumes he contracted it while meeting with actress-singer Rita Wilson in Sydney. Wilson and her husband Tom Hanks have been isolated in an Australian hospital since they were both diagnosed with the virus on March 12. Hanks had been working on a film in Australia and Wilson had concert performances in the country before they were diagnosed. Wilkins' son Christian Wilkins was tested because he spent the night of March 10 in his father's Sydney home. Two Nine hosts who interviewed Wilson in their Sydney studio on March 9, David Campbell and Belinda Russell, remained in isolation in their homes on Monday waiting on test results.-AP

Source: The Standard March 16, 2020 07:38 UTC