Merge 104.8 | 20 April 2020
Tom Hanks has spoken about what it was like being in hospital with coronavirus. He tested positive for Covid-19 along with his wife Rita Wilson in March. He said he had “bad body aches and was very fatigued”, and he was exhausted after just a 12 minutes of exercise. His wife went through a tougher time though as she had a much higher fever and had lost her sense of taste and smell.
Fan of Adele are worried they’re going to have to wait even longer for her new album because of something she said on Instagram. Fans think she has pushed back the release of her upcoming album to next year. Lady Gaga, Sam Smith and Alanis Morrisette are just a few artists who have also postponed releasing new music during the pandemic.
Novak Djokovic’s tennis future could be risk because he is ‘opposed’ to coronavirus vaccination. He’s revealed he’s an anti-vaxxer, which could prevent him from competing if he does not eventually get vaccinated. He’s quoted assaying he “wouldn’t want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel.”