Tom Hanks Inspired Idris Elba to Reveal Coronavirus Diagnosis Earlier this week, Elba announced <br />that he was diagnosed with the coronavirus <br />but was not exhibiting any symptoms. Days after announcing that he tested <br />positive for COVID-19, Elba revealed that Tom Hanks <br />inspired him to come forward with his diagnosis. Idris Elba, via Twitter Idris Elba, via Twitter On March 12, Hanks revealed that <br />he and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested <br />positive for COVID-19. The couple has since been released from <br />a Queensland hospital in Australia <br />and are in self-isolation.
