Legendary
actor
Dilip
Kumar
on
Monday
said
he
is
under
"complete
isolation
and
quarantine" as
a
precautionary
measure
against
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic.
The
97-year-old
actor
shared
a
health
update
on
Twitter,
adding
that
his
wife,
actor
Saira
Banu,
was
ensuring
he
did
not
contract
any
infection.
"I
am
under
complete
isolation
and
quarantine
due
to
the
#CoronavirusOutbreak,"
Kumar
tweeted.
"Saira
has
left
nothing
to
chance,
ensuring
I
do
not
catch
any
infection."
The
actor
appealed
to
his
fans
and
followers
to
protect
themselves
and
others
by
staying
indoors
as
much
as
possible.
"The
#CoronavirusOutbreak
transcends
all
boundaries
and
borders," he
said.
"Follow
guidelines
issued
by
health
departments,
protect
yourself
and
others
by
limiting
your
exposure
to
others."
I
am
under
complete
isolation
and
quarantine
due
to
the
#CoronavirusOutbreak.
Saira
has
left
nothing
to
chance,
ensuring
I
do
not
catch
any
infection.
Last
week,
Banu
revealed
that
Kumar
was
recuperating
from
a
"severe
backache".
Banu
said
they
had
consulted
doctors
at
the
Lilavati
Hospital
in
Mumbai
and
the
actor
was
doing
better.
Known
as
the
"Tragedy
King
of
Bollywood",
Kumar
has
given
memorable
performances
in
films
like
'Andaz',
'Aan',
'Madhumati',
'Devdas'
and
'Mughal-E-Azam'.The
number
of
confirmed
coronavirus
cases
in
the
country
rose
to
114
on
Monday,
with
Odisha
reporting
its
first
COVID-19
patient
and
a
new
case
each
in
Ladakh,
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
and
Kerala,
according
to
the
Union
Health
Ministry.
A
Maharashtra
government
official
said
four
patients
were
detected
for
the
new
coronavirus
infection,
taking
the
state
tally
to
37.