Aftab
Shivdasani,
who
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
recently,
opened
up
about
his
experience
of
getting
to
know
about
the
diagnosis
and
dealing
with
it.
He
shared
that
he
was
initially
shocked
by
his
diagnosis
because
it
meant
that
his
plan
to
spend
time
with
his
family
in
London
after
wrapping
up
shoot
was
wrecked.
Speaking
to
Hindustan
Times,
Aftab
said,
"I
was
not
prepared
for
this
and
was
looking
forward
to
be
with
my
family.
My
shooting
for
Poison
2
(web
series)
was
over
and
I
was
making
all
the
preparations
to
fly
to
London."
On
September
11,
he
took
to
his
social
media
handle
to
announce
that
he
had
tested
positive
for
Coronavirus.
He
continued,
"Initially
when
I
got
the
result
I
was
shocked.
For
the
first
few
minutes
I
was
disoriented
because
obviously
I
didn't
know
how
to
react.
There
were
a
thousand
thoughts
in
my
head.
My
entire
schedule
was
going
to
go
for
a
toss.
We
hear,
speak
and
read
about
but
until
it
happens
to
you
it's
still
news.
There
are
so
many
theories
going
around
Covid
about
how
fast
it's
spreading,
the
mortality
rate,
the
medication...
The
fact
that
the
whole
world
is
unclear
about
this
is
a
little
bit
worrying.
Slowly
I
composed
myself
and
decided
to
deal
with
it."
Aftab
was
in
home
isolation
and
got
tested
every
five-six
days,
thrice
in
total.
"This
means
the
infection
is
not
active
but
it's
there...
In
my
case
after
the
first
five
days
I
had
no
symptoms
at
all.
So,
I
was
asymptomatic
for
about
16
odd
days," he
said.
Talking
about
the
stigma
attached
to
those
who
test
positive,
he
pointed
out
that
people
are
scared
and
rightfully
so.
The
virus
is
invisible.
He
shared
that
he
doesn't
know
how
he
got
it.
He
added,
"This
is
a
different
kind
of
virus
and
we
can
only
deal
with
it
if
our
immunity
levels
are
high.
I
would
suggest
everyone
to
take
vitamin
C
and
zinc
to
boost
their
immunity,
then
you've
90%
chance
of
fighting
this.
Don't
stress
and
cooperate
with
the
authority."