Soon
after
news
of
Bollywood's
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan,
aged
77,
testing
positive
for
COVID-19
broke
out,
it's
been
confirmed
that
even
his
son
Abhishek
Bachchan
has
tested
positive
for
the
virus.
Amitabh
is
currently
admitted
at
the
Nanavati
Hospital
in
Mumbai,
whereas
the
rest
of
the
family
is
awaiting
test
results.
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Amitabh
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और
Abhishek
Health
Update:
ऐसी
है
Amitabh
Abhishek
की
हालत
|
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Abhishek,
aged
44,
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
share
the
news.
He
wrote,
"Earlier
today
both
my
father
and
I
tested
positive
for
COVID
19.
Both
of
us
having
mild
symptoms
have
been
admitted
to
hospital.
We
have
informed
all
the
required
authorities
and
our
family
and
staff
are
all
being
tested.
I
request
all
to
stay
calm
and
not
panic.
Thank
you."
Earlier
today
both
my
father
and
I
tested
positive
for
COVID
19.
Both
of
us
having
mild
symptoms
have
been
admitted
to
hospital.
We
have
informed
all
the
required
authorities
and
our
family
and
staff
are
all
being
tested.
I
request
all
to
stay
calm
and
not
panic.
Thank
you.
🙏🏽
On
Saturday
evening,
reports
of
Amitabh
Bachchan
being
hospitalized
at
the
Nanavati
hospital
in
Mumbai
began
to
surface.
Big
B
himself
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
confirm
the
news
of
his
hospitalization,
and
also
revealed
that
the
reason
was
that
he
had
tested
positive
for
the
Coronavirus.
Regarding
Big
B's
health,
Hindustan
Times
quoted
a
source
at
the
hospital
as
saying,
"He
is
stable
with
minor
breathlessness.
But
considering
his
age
and
previous
illnesses
including
tuberculosis,
his
condition
might
deteriorate."
Amitabh
also
shared
that
the
rest
of
his
family
members
were
getting
tested.
Although
it
has
now
been
confirmed
that
Abhishek
has
tested
positive,
the
results
of
the
rest
of
the
Bachchan
household
are
not
yet
known.
Announcing
that
he
had
tested
positive
for
the
Novel
Coronavirus,
Amitabh
wrote
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
!"
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
!