Nine network, Television network

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 16 : Australian TV journalist Richard Wilkins has been tested positive for coronavirus just days after twice meeting Tom Hanks' infected wife Rita Wilson.According to Page Six, Nine Network entertainment editor Richard Wilkins said after confirming he contacted COVID-19: "I bet Tom and Rita feel bloody terrible."The 65-year-old 'Weekend Today' host said that he only got tested after Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson announced they were tested positive for COVID-19 last Wednesday.It was on late Sunday that Wilkins was told that he also had the disease. That forced his celebrity son Christian Wilkins to also get tested and take a break from the Australian version of 'Dancing With the Stars.'The two Nine hosts, David Campbell and Belinda Russell, who also interviewed Wilson in their Sydney studio on March 9, remained in isolation in their homes on Monday waiting on test results.Wilkins told his station in a FaceTime chat that he was "surprisingly very well" and did not feel sick.He said from his home in Sydney: "You could've knocked me over with a feather last night when I got that call. It took me a couple of minutes to reel from the news that they gave me. But I feel fine. I feel 100% ... I feel terrific."He met Wilson twice in the week leading up to her own diagnoses-- at the Sydney Opera House on March 7 and again at Nine's Sydney studio on March 9.Wilkins said from his home in Sydney: "We're assuming this is from Rita, but it may not be. They've all said it could be anyone, anywhere, any time such is the prevalence of this thing."He shared that he was having a chat to her and that's probably the best guess as to what happened. He added that he would not have sought testing if not for meeting her.Wilkins also shared that he did not inform his son until after he had danced on the reality TV show, which is currently being filmed without a studio audience because of the pandemic.The father said that "I called him up after his show last night and "he was -- and still is -- very, very upset."He also told that Christian was also going to get tested in an hour and he hopes that he will be okay. Wilkins also said, "The ripple effect of this thing is enormous. I pray to God that nobody else has got it from me."( With inputs from ANI )

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

Salman Khan

Nine NetworkFOLLOW

Nine network, Latest News

Politics :Australia concerned over China military presence in Solomon Islands

Canberra, March 25 Australia has said that it would be concerned if China signed a pact that could ... ...

Politics :Dams needed to boost Australia's flood resilience: PM

Canberra, March 13 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday called for more dams to be built to ... ...

Politics :Aus reopens int'l borders after 23 months

Canberra, Feb 21 Australia on Mondaywelcomed its first international tourists in almost two years after reopening its border ... ...

Cricket :Mark Taylor feels it is probably not viable to have WT20 in oct or Nov

Cricket Australia Director and former Australia captain Mark Taylor urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take a decision ... ...

Entertainment :Australian journalist Richard Wilkins tests positive for coronavirus after 'chat' with Rita Wilson

Australian TV journalist Richard Wilkins has been tested positive for coronavirus just days after twice meeting Tom Hanks' infected wife Rita Wilson. ...