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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Bhide Aka Mandar Chandwadkar Tests Positive For COVID-19
Mandar Chandwadkar aka Bhide of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes closely after Mayur Vakani aka Sundar getting infected with the virus. According to a TOI report, Mandar was shooting with on-screen wife Sonalika Joshi (Mrs Madhavi Bhide) and daughter Palak Sindhwani (Sonu) when he was last seen on set. For the unversed, many television actors have tested positive for coronavirus recently.
Mandar confirmed the news and shared, "My symptoms of cold had actually gone away but suddenly yesterday I could not smell camphor in puja. I felt I had lost the sense of smell and got myself tested. Upon getting the test, I immediately informed the 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' unit that I shall stay away from the shoot until I am perfectly alright again. Yes, I am COVID positive but I am taking every possible care. As for my isolation, I am doing it at my home only."
Mandar
revealed
that
he
has
already
told
his
co-stars
Sonalika
and
Palak
to
get
themselves
tested.
On
being
quizzed
about
how
he
is
doing,
the
actor
said,
"I
have
an
oximeter
at
home.
I
am
checking
my
oxygen
levels
every
3
hours
and
of
course
my
temperature.
But
overall,
I
am
fine.
I
am
reading
books,
watching
a
lot
of
TV
and
taking
vitamin
pills,
you
can
call
it
a
short
holiday
for
me."
It must be noted that the makers of the show are in a fix since the ongoing track was completely centred on Bhide and his family. It is being reported that the showrunners have had to shift the focus abruptly. The Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah team had a long narrative written for the actor for the next few days. They are currently at their wits' end on how to take the story forward as Mandar's COVID-19 diagnosis was the last thing they expected.
