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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:05 PM Mar 2020

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Make a Joyful Return to Los Angeles After Coronavirus Diagnoses

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are back in Los Angeles!

The couple were photographed driving in L.A. with Hanks behind the wheel and Wilson, both 63, in the passenger seat two weeks after they were both diagnosed with coronavirus.

The Oscar-winning actor wore a gray T-shirt and baseball cap as both he and Wilson wore sunglasses.

Their return to the U.S. from Australia, where Hanks was busy filming Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley biopic, comes just days after Hanks shared a statement on how the couple was feeling on Twitter.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/tom-hanks-and-rita-wilson-make-a-joyful-return-to-los-angeles-after-coronavirus-diagnoses/ar-BB11OuUS

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Make a Joyful Return to Los Angeles After Coronavirus Diagnoses (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP
How? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #1
Yeah I was wondering the same thing. Initech Mar 2020 #3
Probably like you said, a private jet. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #5
OK, but there is only one or two private jets that can fly SYD-LAX nonstop A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #6
They're recovered. Why would they be made to stay on the plane? greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #7
Is it not true that this virus is communicable for days after recovery? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #9
There are certainly a lot of rumors and amateur epidemiologists greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author MissB Mar 2020 #13
Please...I understand how these types of aircraft are laid out and where the people sit. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author MissB Mar 2020 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author MissB Mar 2020 #8
I get that. I understand that. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #11
The rich are different misanthrope Mar 2020 #12
LOL....Nope. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #16
And they're now immune from Covid19. Good for them. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #2
So have they figured out if survivors of the infection, like Tom and Rita, have immunity? Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #4
Do they have antibodies?? Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #14
Should've stayed quarantined for 14 days after end of last symptom. JudyM Mar 2020 #18
I have to agree with you there. crickets Mar 2020 #19
Yeah, the role modeling too. JudyM Mar 2020 #20

A HERETIC I AM

(24,317 posts)
1. How?
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:09 PM
Mar 2020

How the hell did they get back?

I understand Qantas isn't flying across that big lake, so did they take a private jet? I realize Hanks could easily afford it, but ....


Well....How the hell did they get back to the states?

Initech

(99,909 posts)
3. Yeah I was wondering the same thing.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:12 PM
Mar 2020

There's a band that I follow called The Hu and they've been stuck in Sydney for the last 3 weeks and can't go home to Mongolia at for the time being. This sucks on so many levels.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,317 posts)
6. OK, but there is only one or two private jets that can fly SYD-LAX nonstop
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:20 PM
Mar 2020

So if they weren't in a "Bombardier Global 8000" or something similar, where did they stop?

I'm just curious because of the restrictions everywhere, like Hawaii, specifically.

Did they stop in Honolulu? Were they made to stay on the plane?

This is interesting, anyway.

I'm glad he is safe and well, but that's what being worth a few hundred million will get you when no one else can get anything close.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,317 posts)
9. Is it not true that this virus is communicable for days after recovery?
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:26 PM
Mar 2020

Just as it is reportedly communicable for days preceding any symptoms?

What about the pilots? Was there anyone else on board?

I just want to understand the logistics of this, that's all.

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A HERETIC I AM

(24,317 posts)
15. Please...I understand how these types of aircraft are laid out and where the people sit.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:42 PM
Mar 2020

I understand it, trust me. I have been an aviation enthusiast all my life and consider myself reasonably well versed for someone who isn't a pilot.

So I get all that.

And FWIW, the only type of private plane "that is more typically outfitted with more than 150 seats for us normal folks" would be a private version of a Boeing 737 for instance, or something similar and larger. Even the largest of what are considered "Business Jets" typically only seat 20, tops.

I kind of have my doubts that they flew back on an aircraft as large as a commercial airliner, but who knows?

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A HERETIC I AM

(24,317 posts)
11. I get that. I understand that.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:28 PM
Mar 2020

As I said, I am just curious about how this happened, that's all. I'm not trying to be contentious, or anything like that.

Again, I'm glad Mr. and Mrs. Hanks are well and back home.

Freethinker65

(9,929 posts)
4. So have they figured out if survivors of the infection, like Tom and Rita, have immunity?
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:12 PM
Mar 2020

Could survivors now volunteer to help without fear of infecting others or being reinfected themselves?

crickets

(25,896 posts)
19. I have to agree with you there.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 05:36 PM
Mar 2020

I am glad they're okay, but it is frustrating. They got tested ASAP, treated, and now are home from halfway around the world -- apparently behaving as though nothing happened. Role modeling better behavior when the situation is this serious just isn't that hard. smh.

JudyM

(29,122 posts)
20. Yeah, the role modeling too.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 08:51 PM
Mar 2020

Should at least follow WHO standards, which aren’t even conservative enough. Researchers have found live virus in fecal swabs nearly a month after the last symptom.

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