Tom Hanks‘ COVID-19 diagnosis changed how a large amount of Americans viewed the virus, a new study says.Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were two of the first celebrities to reveal a diagnosis for COVID-19 last March, which they picked up while they were in Australia and left them hospitalised.The couple were in Australia for pre-production of the as-yet-untitled Elvis Presley biopic from Warner Bros when they discovered they had tested positive for COVID-19.
After updating fans on their status while in lockdown, saying that they “felt better,” they then recovered and are back home in Los Angeles.A new study from Penn State University now shows that the news of Hanks’ diagnosis began the day after the news broke on March 11.