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| Coronavirus: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan tests positive | |
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| Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's best known film actors, has tested positive for Covid-19, he told his millions of Twitter followers. | Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's best known film actors, has tested positive for Covid-19, he told his millions of Twitter followers. |
| "I have tested Covid positive, shifted to hospital, hospital informing authorities, family and staff undergone tests, results awaited," he wrote. | "I have tested Covid positive, shifted to hospital, hospital informing authorities, family and staff undergone tests, results awaited," he wrote. |
| His son, Abhishek, later tweeted he had also tested positive. | His son, Abhishek, later tweeted he had also tested positive. |
| Bachchan, 77, has been involved in 200 films since becoming a star five decades ago. | Bachchan, 77, has been involved in 200 films since becoming a star five decades ago. |
| He, and Abhishek, 44, have been taken to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. | He, and Abhishek, 44, have been taken to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. |
| Amitabh urged anyone who had been close to him in the past 10 days to get tested. | Amitabh urged anyone who had been close to him in the past 10 days to get tested. |
| A hospital official told The Indian Express newspaper that he was in a stable condition. | A hospital official told The Indian Express newspaper that he was in a stable condition. |
| His son described them both as having mild symptoms. | His son described them both as having mild symptoms. |
| Bachchan Snr has enjoyed starring roles in hit movies such as Zanjeer and Sholay. | Bachchan Snr has enjoyed starring roles in hit movies such as Zanjeer and Sholay. |
| His latest film was the comedy Gulabo Sitabo, released on Amazon. | His latest film was the comedy Gulabo Sitabo, released on Amazon. |
| He has also been prominent in helping the government get its message across in the fight against coronavirus. | He has also been prominent in helping the government get its message across in the fight against coronavirus. |
| India has seen a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases, with the total climbing to nearly 821,000 on Saturday - the third highest caseload in the world. | |
| There have been complaints about lack of testing and frontline medical staff. | There have been complaints about lack of testing and frontline medical staff. |