NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s best known movie stars, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been moved to hospital, the actor said in a tweet late on Saturday.
“I have tested COVID positive … shifted to hospital … hospital informing authorities … family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,” the 77-year-old actor said in the tweet bit.ly/38UkPWQ.
The Bollywood star has been admitted to Nanavati Hospital in India’s financial and entertainment hub Mumbai.
He was admitted on Saturday and was undergoing extensive tests, a hospital spokesperson said.
Bachchan has been leading the way in the country’s fight against the coronavirus, appearing in public service advertisements.
Reporting by Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru and Aftab Ahmed in New Delhi; Writing by Rupam Jain; Editing by David Clarke and Frances Kerryread more
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