Tom Hanks, Who Had COVID-19, Donates Plasma For Research: "As Easy As Taking A Nap"

New Delhi: 

Actor Tom Hanks, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 when he was in Australia last month, wrote a brief post about donating plasma and added a touch of his signature sense of humour to it. The 63-year-old actor shared a photo from his plasma donation session from last week and tweeted recently: "Such a bag!" Tom Hanks added that once the necessary document-related formalities are over, the rest is pretty simple. "Here's last week's bag of plasma. Such a bag! After the paperwork, it's as easy as taking a nap," Mr Hanks wrote in his post, tagging the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and also the doctor, who supervised his plasma donation. Earlier, it was reported that Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were to donate plasma to UCLA for research.

After their COVID-19 diagnosis, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson spent days under observation in Australia and finally returned to the US at the end of March. On March 29, the actor tweeted this message: "Hey, Folks... We're home now and, like the rest of America, we carry on with sheltering in place and social distancing. Many, many thanks to everyone in Australia who looked after us. Their care and guidance made possible our return to the USA. And many thanks to all of you who reached out with well wishes. Rita and I so appreciate it. Hanx."