COVID-19: Tom Hanks offers advice to fans after testing positive

Days after Tom Hanks posted his health update on social media, he asked his followers and admirers to take care of themselves.

Mumbai: Amid the coronavirus scare, Hollywood star Tom Hanks has urged fans to take care of themselves and their dear ones in his latest Instagram post, after testing positive for COVID-19.

According to news reports, the actor and his wife Rita Wilson, both 63, are currently recovering from the disease in hospital isolation after falling ill while filming in Australia.

On Sunday, the Forrest Gump star shared an update with fans as he and Wilson remain in isolation.

The Oscar winner shared a picture of his vegemite on toast breakfast and a glass of water, hinting that he's over the worst. He also included a little toy kangaroo and a cute koala bear in the photograph in homage to those who have helped take care of him.

He captioned the image: "Thanks to the Helpers. Let's take care of ourselves and each other. Hanx."

Fans responded to wish him and Rita well while others joked about the generous helping of spread on his toast.

"That's a lot of vegemite even for Australian standards. But hey enjoy!" said one.

"Mr Hanks. You are doing it wrong. That's way too much Vegemite," wrote another.

Earlier in the week, Tom and his wife Rita posed for a smiling selfie as they remained in isolation.

Meanwhile, Hanks and wife Wilson were in Australia where the Academy Award-winning actor was filming an untitled Baz Luhrmann film.

Hanks was filming for the role of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's eccentric manager, who groomed the famous singer to stardom in the 1950s.

In other news, Australia has reported a total of over 130 cases of coronavirus across the country.

With inputs from IANS.