"My wife lost her sense of taste and smell, she had severe nausea, she had a much higher fever than I did," the actor explained of the pair's different experiences with the virus
Tom Hanks is reflecting on his bout with the novel coronavirus — and his contrasting symptoms compared to his wife Rita Wilson's experience.
"When we were in the hospital, I said: ‘I’m 63, I have type 2 diabetes, I had a stent in my heart – am I a red flag case?’ But as long as our temperatures did not spike, and our lungs did not fill up with something that looked like pneumonia, they were not worried," he recalled."I’m not one who wakes up in the morning wondering if I’m going to see the end of the day or not. I’m pretty calm about that.
"There’s really only three things everyone needs to do: wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands," said Hanks."I know societally it’s been politicized, but I don’t get it, man. I don’t understand how anyone can put their foot down and say: 'I don’t have to do my part.'" RELATED VIDEO: Rita Wilson Celebrates Being a ‘COVID-19 Survivor’ and ‘Five Years Cancer Free’ on March 29
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