Hanks, Rita Wilson in Australian hospital with new virus

SYDNEY » Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital Thursday after contracting the new coronavirus, the actor and Australian officials said.

The two-time Oscar winner is easily the most famous person yet to disclose they have COVID-19, which the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic.

Hanks said he and Wilson had felt tired, with colds, aches and slight fevers.

“To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus and were found to be positive,” he said, adding they’ll be “isolated for as long as public health and safety requires.”

Australian officials said the couple were being treated at a Queensland hospital.

‘60 Minutes’ tops television ratings with coronavirus report

NEW YORK » There’s only one television show that can stand atop the weekly ratings and say it did the same thing more than 40 years ago.

That’s CBS’ venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” which was the week’s most popular show with an episode that led with Dr. John La Pook talking about the coronavirus outbreak, the Nielsen company said. It was the show’s first time in the top spot this television season.

“60 Minutes” would have to dust off the history books to find the first week it was ever television’s top-rated show. The newsmagazine finished as the top show for the entire TV season in 197980, back in its heyday with Mike Wallace and Morley Safer.

The Nielsen ratings were delayed for a day due to some unexpected problems checking the accuracy of data, Nielsen said.