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Aishwarya Rai, daughter too test positive for coronavirus

July 12, 2020
 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, right, and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan in this file photo. — courtesy Instagram.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, right, and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan in this file photo. — courtesy Instagram.

MUMBAI — One day after Bollywood legend and actor son Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan confirmed that they have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan have tested positive for coronavirus.

Aishwarya Rai is Abhishek Bachchan’s wife and Amitabh’s daughter in law.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope released the news on Twitter. He tweeted, “Smt.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Daughter Aaradhya Abhishek Bacchan have also been detected positive for Covid19. Smt. Jaya Bachchan ji is tested negative for covid19. We wish the Bachchan Family to get well soon with a speedy recovery.”

However, the tweet was deleted within a few minutes by Tope, Indian Express reported.

The rest of the family members — Jaya Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and her children Agastya and Navya Naveli — have tested negative for COVID-19.

On Sunday morning, Dr. Abdul Samad Ansari, director of Critical Care Services at Nanavati Hospital, told PTI that Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek are “stable”.

“Both Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek are comfortable and feeling better. General blood chemistries are acceptable with stable vitals. Both slept well and had their breakfasts. They are stable,” Ansari told PTI.

In his tweet on Saturday night, Abhishek Bachchan said the family was in touch with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and were complying with the authorities.

On Sunday, a team from the civic body visited Bachchan’s bungalows – Janak, Jalsa and Pratiksha for sanitization and contact tracing, Indian Express reported.

“A team from BMC is present at Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalows — Janak, Jalsa and Pratiksha for sanitizing the bungalow and contact tracing,” a BMC source told PTI. — Agencies


July 12, 2020
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