Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan along with his son Abhishek have tested positive for COVID-19.
Both have been admitted to the isolation ward of Nanavathi hospital.
The Bollywood megastar confirmed his coronavirus diagnosis on Twitter and asked all those who have been in close proximity to him to get tested for Covid-19
T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited ..
All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 11, 2020
The veteran actor said in his message that his family and staff had undergone tests and the results are awaited.
Doctors had confirmed that Amitabh Bachchan was symptomatic and was self-isolating at home before being taken to the Nanavati Hospital on July 10 evening.
While the actor had been staying at home ever since the lockdown began on March 25, he had recently shot promotional content Kaun Banega Crorepati and other projects at his home and hence had contact with the production crew who came to his house.
Breaking news!
After @SrBachchan, @juniorbachchan tests positive for COVID-19.https://t.co/zBK9e9VF7K
— Filmfare (@filmfare) July 11, 2020
