National
Award-winning
actress
Keerthy
Suresh
informed
her
fans
and
followers
on
Tuesday
(January
11)
that
she
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
In
a
statement
issued
online,
the
actress
revealed
that
she
is
currently
in
isolation
and
'under
safe
care'.
She
wrote,
"Hi
everyone.
I
have
tested
positive
for
COVID-19,
experiencing
mild
symptoms,
despite
taking
all
necessary
precautions
and
safety
measures,
which
is
a
scary
reminder
of
the
rate
at
which
the
virus
is
spreading.
Please
follow
all
the
COVID
safety
norms
and
stay
safe.
I
am
currently
in
isolation
and
under
safe
care.
Those
who
came
in
close
contact
with
me,
kindly
do
get
tested."
She
further
urged
her
fans
and
followers
to
get
vaccinated
if
they
haven't
yet.
Sharing
that
she
hopes
for
a
speedy
recovery,
Keerthy
wrote,
"If
you
haven't
been
vaccinated
yet,
please
take
your
vaccine
at
the
earliest
to
avoid
severe
symptoms
and
for
the
better
health
of
you
and
your
loved
ones.
Hoping
for
a
speedy
recovery
and
will
be
back
in
action
soon.
Love,
Keerthy
Suresh."
As
soon
as
she
shared
about
her
diagnosis,
fans
and
followers
of
the
starlet
flooded
the
comment
section
with
special
messages
and
good
wishes.
A
few
days
back,
the
actress'
Sarkaru
Vaari
Paata
co-star
Mahesh
Babu
had
also
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
Unfortunately
owing
to
his
diagnosis,
he
couldn't
attend
the
funeral
of
his
elder
brother,
Ramesh
Babu,
who
passed
away
on
Saturday
(January
8)
following
a
liver-related
ailment.
Coming
back
to
Keerthy,
the
actress
has
a
slate
of
promising
projects
lined
up
including
Sarkaru
Vaari
Paata,
Bhola
Shankar
alongside
Chiranjeevi
and
Dasara
with
Nani.
Her
upcoming
Tamil
and
Malayalam
films
are
Saani
Kaayidham
with
Selvaraghavan
and
Vaashi
with
Tovino
Thomas
respectively.