- Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson visited two of Australia’s busiest tourist attractions just days before announcing they tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
- The pair visited the iconic Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach – hotspots that see a combined total of 13.2 million visitors each year.
- They went to Bondi Beach on two separate occasions, enjoying a drink at the North Bondi RSL on March 6 and a stroll on March 8.
- Singer-songwriter Wilson also performed in front of 207 guests at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of March 7.
- A spokesperson for the Sydney Opera House said they would notify all patrons and staff in contact with the couple and that the venue would be thoroughly cleaned.
- The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk also assured any fans that may have taken any selfies with the couple that they would not be at risk.
- Queensland Health officials believe Hanks and Wilson “contracted the illness outside Australia and travelled to Queensland with the virus.”
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson visited two of Australia’s most popular and busiest tourist spots just days before announcing they had tested positive for coronavirus.
The Hollywood couple did some sightseeing in Sydney before jet-setting off to the Gold Coast where Hanks was filming Baz Luhrmann’s new untitled Elvis Presley movie.
Hanks and Wilson visited both the iconic Sydney Opera House and beautiful Bondi Beach – which sees a combined total of 13.2 million visitors each year.
The pair began their tour of Sydney by enjoying a coastal stroll along Australia’s most famous beach with their son Truman before stopping by for a drink at the North Bondi RSL on March 6, according to The Guardian.
North Bondi RSL did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
The following evening, Wilson performed in the Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House, which reportedly had 207 people in attendance, including Hanks.
The singer-songwriter posted an image of herself out the front of the famous venue after her performance on Saturday night, and called the experience a "dream come true."
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A spokesperson for the Sydney Opera House said they were in touch with both the NSW and QLD health departments and will act on their advice.
"For some time the Opera House has had a number of health and safety measures in place, including additional on-site cleaning with hospital-grade disinfectant and providing hand sanitiser throughout the building. Dedicated venue cleaning is in operation - a process which was followed after Saturday's performance in the Utzon Room," the spokesperson said according to News.com.au.
The Opera House also said they would be in touch with patrons and staff who may have been in contact with the couple and will be giving the venue a thorough clean.
The next day, the couple returned to Bondi with Hanks uploading an image to Instagram of a sock on the beach's sidewalk.
He captioned it: "Kids sock, washed ashore. Lost ashore. Bondi Beach. New South Wales. Hanx."
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And later that day, the couple sailed across the Sydney Harbour on a cruise, which Wilson posted about on Instagram and wrote: "Can't get enough of Sydney!"
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While the couple had reportedly obligingly taken photos with fans throughout their Australian trip, the Queensland Premier assured those who took selfies with them shouldn't be at risk.
"From what the chief health officer has told me it's over fifteen minutes of being in very close proximity and a selfie wouldn't count as that," Annastacia Palaszczuk said during a press conference.
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Aside from the top tourist destinations, Wilson performed at the Emporium Hotel in Brisbane on March 5 and made a television appearance on the "Today Extra" in Sydney on March 9.
A spokesperson for the show's network Nine said staff who had been in contact with her had been sent home.
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Hanks and Wilson are now reportedly being treated at the Gold Coast hospital where Hanks' son Colin said on Instagram they were "receiving excellent care."
The Queensland Health director-general John Wakefield did not confirm the couple's identity but said, "Whether you're from Hollywood or Helensvale, you will get great care in our healthcare system and we will look after you."
Queensland Health officials also believe Hanks and Wilson "contracted the illness outside Australia and travelled to Queensland with the virus."
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