Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and son test positive for COVID-19

Merge 104.8  |  12 July 2020

77-year-old movie star Amitabh Bachchan and his actor son Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive for COVID-19, they said late on Saturday.

Both were admitted to the same private hospital, according to Reuters.

“I have tested COVID positive … shifted to hospital … hospital informing authorities … family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,” Amitabh Bachchan said in a tweet. 

Minutes later, his 44-year-old son Abhishek Bachchan also tweeted he had been infected. 

“Both of us having mild symptoms have been admitted to hospital. We have informed all the required authorities and our family and staff are all being tested,” he said, requesting “all to stay calm and not panic.” 

The Bollywood actors were admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment hub.