Bollywood star actor Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for the new coronavirus on Saturday and was admitted to a Bombay hospital with his son Abhishek, also infected. "I tested positive for the Covid virus" and "sent to the hospital," Amitabh Bachchan told his 43,000 followers on Twitter.
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!
"Everyone who has been near me in the past 10 days is asked to be tested!" Launched the actor. For his part, his son Abhishek insisted that the two "were admitted to the hospital for mild symptoms".
A revered actor in India
Millions of Indians worship Amitabh Bachchan, watching for each of his speeches. Every year on October 11, his fans gather in front of his Bombay home on his birthday. Lovingly nicknamed "Big B", he became famous in the early 1970s when he started acting in blockbuster movies like Zanjeer and Sholay . Almost half a century later, it continues to tour and to sell out.
Her son Abhishek Bachchan, 44, is also a successful Bollywood actor and producer. He is the husband of former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, who has also become a star of Indian cinema.
India is the third most affected country in the world in number of contaminations, with 820,916 people tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 22,193 deaths.
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