By: Suchita Goel
July 13 2020
True: Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for coronavirus and has been hospitalized.
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India’s leading actor Amitabh Bachchan used social media to announce he tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11, 2020.
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India’s leading actor Amitabh Bachchan used social media to announce he tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11, 2020. The actor's son, Abhishek Bachchan, daughter in law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, granddaughter Aaradhya have also tested positive for the virus while his wife Jaya Bachchan has tested negative. Amitabh and Abhishek, both having mild symptoms, have been admitted to the hospital, while Aishwarya and Aaradhya would be self-quarantining at home. The actors are at the Respiratory Isolation Unit at the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai and undergoing various tests. Amitabh Bachchan requested all those who have been in proximity to him in the last ten days, to get themselves tested for COVID-19. ANI report citing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) revealed that 30 people working at the bungalows had been tested for coronavirus, and their results are awaited. Bachchan's bungalows have been sealed after proper sanitization, and all residents have been placed under a 14-day quarantine. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.