Tom Hanks punches people who don’t wear masks: ‘Shame’

After having endured the new coronavirus (COVID-19), along with his wife Rita Wilson, during the first days of this pandemic, Tom Hanks he knows very well how serious it is … that’s why he can’t understand how so many people don’t take it seriously.

“There really are only three things we can do to get to tomorrow: wearing a mask, social distance, washing our hands,” said the actor while promoting his next Apple TV + movie “Greyhound” earlier this week.

“Those things are so simple, so easy, if someone can’t find himself practicing those three very basic things, I just think it’s a shame,” Hanks continued.

Then, clearly expressing his frustration, he added: “Don’t be an uncle, go ahead, do your part.”

“It’s very basic. If you drive a car, you don’t go too fast, you use the turn signal and avoid hitting pedestrians,” Hanks continued. “My lord, it is common sense.”

However, the big difference is that speeding up your car has not become a hot political issue. For some reason, whether or not to wear a mask has become a central point of contention among many liberals and conservatives, and many on the right just this week are beginning to think that they may be good for public safety and health.

Hanks’ frustration comes when the United States has officially failed to flatten the curve and is instead seeing daily case numbers nationwide and in many states. Most experts suspect it is because states reopened too soon, contrary to scientific advice.

In the past few days, many of those states, such as Texas, California, and New York, have halted their reopening steps or stepped back to shutting things down again.

Originally slated for theaters in June, Apple picked up Sony Pictures’ “Greyhound” as a marquee project for its nascent streaming platform. The military movie, which Hanks wrote and stars in, hits Apple TV + on July 10.

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