Keeping up the spirit

A day after Hollywood star Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were released from a hospital in Australia, the actor shared “good news” and “bad news” from his house isolation. Taking to Instagram on March 17, the 63-year-old wrote: “Hey folks. Good News: One week after testing positive, in self-isolation, the symptoms are much the same. No fever, but the blahs. Folding the laundry and doing the dishes leads to a nap on the couch.”

He then jokingly added: “Bad news: My wife @ritawilson has won 6 straight hands of Gin Rummy and leads by 201 points.”

Joel in self-quarantine

Actors Joel Edgerton and Toni Colette will be forced to self-isolate for 14 days after returning to Sydney, Australia this week. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Australian government’s new rules around self-isolation on Sunday in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which has seen more than 183,000 cases registered worldwide since it began in December 2019, resulting in over 7,100 deaths globally. Edgerton and his girlfriend, Vogue Australia fashion director Christine Centenera, will now have to spend two weeks in isolation after returning home from Turks and Caicos Island on Tuesday, as part of the quarantine period.

Noah’s tour postponed

Comedian Trevor Noah’s maiden India tour, scheduled for April, has been postponed in view of the global coronavirus outbreak. Noah was set to bring his Loud & Clear Tour to India in April. BookMyShow was bringing the comedy star for his first ever performance in the country, with shows of the Loud & Clear Tour 2020 to be held in New Delhi and Mumbai. The show was scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Arena, Delhi, on April 11 and at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai on April 9.

Now, an official statement on behalf of the artist about the postponement of the tour has been released.

The statement read: “Due to the recent travel advisories and health concerns on account of the coronavirus pandemic, Trevor Noah’s Loud & Clear show in India will be postponed to a later date.

Our highest priority remains the safety of our customers, partners and everyone who has been working on the shows. We are actively working on rescheduled dates.”

Jared Leto was on retreat…

Hollywood star Jared Leto was on a silent meditation retreat and totally missed out on the coronavirus pandemic news. Leto tweeted early Tuesday that “12 days ago I began a silent meditation in the desert. We were totally isolated. No phone, no communication, etc,” he wrote. “We had no idea what was happening outside the facility.” Leto was scheduled to be next seen in the film Moribus.

DJ Diplo distances himself

DJ Diplo is practicing social distancing from his children until he’s cleared of coronavirus. Although Diplo, whose real name Wesley Pentz, hasn’t been diagnosed with COVID-19, the star told fans on Instagram that he’s following the advice of health officials and distancing himself from his close family, including sons Lazer Lee Louis, five, and Lockett, born in 2010, who he shares with ex-Kathryn Lockhart, to minimise the risk of them contracting it. — IANS