The journalist met the actress, Rita, on Monday, he is now diagnosed by coronavirus.
On March 12, Wilson and her husband Tom Hanks have been isolated in an Australian hospital since they were both diagnosed with COVID-19.
It is reported that authorities have traced the contact to whom the couple was engaged with, before they were diagnosed. The results were clear. Hanks had been working on a film in Australia and Wilson had concert performances in the country before the virus.
The virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, for most people but can be severe in some cases, especially older adults and people with existing health problems. People with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may need six weeks to recover.
The 65-year-old journalist said he could only assume that he had been infected by Wilson.
“We’re assuming this is from Rita. It may not be. They’ve all said it could be anyone, anywhere, any time, such is the prevalence of this thing,” Wilkins said.
“I was having a chat to her and that’s probably my best guess as to what happened,” he added.
The figure reached to 171 cases in total in the state, where Wilkins was the 37 new confirmed case within 24hrs. Authorities say at least 67 cases arrived from overseas and 44 were transmitted locally while the remainder could not be determined or were still under investigation. Australia has about 300 cases overall.
