‘No reason to hide Covid-19 status’

Actor Rajesh Kumar, aka Rosesh Sarabhai of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, has tested Covid-19 positive. While he is constantly checking his temperature and oxygen levels, he doesn’t want to make the situation sound grim. “Waise jab tak corona nahi hota hai aapko tension hai, aur jab aapko hota hai to padosi so nahi paate,” he jokes.

The actor says, “I never had any of the common symptoms and didn’t realise something was wrong till the time I started feeling lethargic. The first bout happened on August 20, and when it happened again the next day, I decided to see a doctor. Slowly, I lost my sense of taste and smell. It was on August 22 that I got my rapid test done and it came positive.

Since then, I’ve been in home isolation. I exercise and do yoga daily. Things are fine, just that at times my body needs rest.”

After his test results came positive, Kumar’s wife Madhvi, sons, Ahaan and Vyaan, and their house help also got tested. Their results came negative. “I don’t know where I got it from, it can be from anywhere. Apart from shooting, I’ve gone out for other work, too,” he says, adding that initially he was worried if he had infected others as well. That’s when he came to know about his CT points that explain how much an asymptomatic patient can spread the virus. He explains, “If your points come between 25 and 32, you aren’t a spreader, mine is 27-28. But if your points are below 24 then you’re a super spreader and must take precautions.”

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Kumar will get another test done soon. “If it’s negative, I’ll start shooting... We need to talk more about the diagnosis to address the taboos attached to it. Let’s not scare others, rather help in the process of healing. There’s nothing to hide, it can happen to anyone. You haven’t committed any crime,” he signs off.