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| Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tests positive for coronavirus | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tests positive for coronavirus |
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| India actor’s results follow admission to hospital of father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan and husband | India actor’s results follow admission to hospital of father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan and husband |
| The Indian actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her father-in-law and fellow actor, Amitabh Bachchan, and her husband, Abhishek, also both actors, were admitted to hospital for Covid-19. | The Indian actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her father-in-law and fellow actor, Amitabh Bachchan, and her husband, Abhishek, also both actors, were admitted to hospital for Covid-19. |
| Rajesh Tope, the health minister for Maharashtra state, tweeted that Rai Bachchan and her eight-year-old daughter had tested positive. However, it is unclear whether the actor has been admitted to hospital, as her husband and father-in-law were on Saturday, with what they said were mild symptoms. | |
| Hospital officials and government health authorities said on Sunday that both men were in stable condition. | Hospital officials and government health authorities said on Sunday that both men were in stable condition. |
| Rai Bachchan, 46, has worked on several Bollywood and Hollywood films and is a brand ambassador for several multinational companies. | Rai Bachchan, 46, has worked on several Bollywood and Hollywood films and is a brand ambassador for several multinational companies. |
| On Sunday, India registered a record increase in coronavirus cases, taking its total to nearly 850,000 and forcing authorities to reimpose a partial lockdown in some densely populated areas of the country. | |
| Federal health ministry data showed more than 27,100 new cases reported in the last 24 hours while the number of deaths increased to 22,674, after 551 people died from Covid-19 in a day. | |
| Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s best-known actors, tweeted on Saturday night that he had tested positive. Within minutes, his son Abhishek , 44, tweeted that he had also tested positive. | |
| Both were moved to the Nanavati hospital in Mumbai despite showing only mild symptoms. Both men appealed to their millions of fans to stay calm. | Both were moved to the Nanavati hospital in Mumbai despite showing only mild symptoms. Both men appealed to their millions of fans to stay calm. |
| Authorities launched a massive sanitising drill at Bachchan’s residence in Mumbai, spraying disinfectant in the large compound and on cars parked there. | Authorities launched a massive sanitising drill at Bachchan’s residence in Mumbai, spraying disinfectant in the large compound and on cars parked there. |
| Amitabh Bachchan, 77, has been a prominent figure in the fight against the coronavirus by appearing in public service advertisements in which he urges people to wear a mask, wash their hands frequently and maintain physical distance. | Amitabh Bachchan, 77, has been a prominent figure in the fight against the coronavirus by appearing in public service advertisements in which he urges people to wear a mask, wash their hands frequently and maintain physical distance. |
| India’s film industry recently resumed shoots after a months-long hiatus following the imposition of a nationwide lockdown in late March. Actors over 65, such as Bachchan, are banned from the sets because of their vulnerability to complications caused by the virus. |