Aamir Khan tests COVID +ve, under home quarantine
MUMBAI: Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 56-year-old actor’s spokesperson confirmed the news and said that he is at home in selfquarantine, following all the protocols.
Spokesperson of the actor confirmed, “Mr Aamir Khan has tested positive for Covid 19. He is at home in self-quarantine, following all the protocols and he’s doing fine. All those who came in contact with him in the recent past should get themselves tested as a precautionary measure. Thank you for all your wishes and concern.”
This news comes as the number of coronavirus cases are on the rise in India, with Maharashtra leading the tally.
Before testing positive for Covid-19, the actor was working on his upcoming film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, an official remake of Tom Hanks-starrer ‘Forrest Gump’.
Earlier this month, actors including Ranbir Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan had also tested positive for the deadly disease. On a related note, several leading Bollywood stars had contracted the infection earlier. Actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, and others have been infected with the virus.
Producer Ramesh Taurani on Wednesday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently under medication for recovery.
In an Instagram post, Taurani, who heads the production house Tips, shared that he had received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and hoped to be better “soon”.
BEFORE TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID, THE ACTOR WAS WORKING ON HIS UPCOMING FILM ‘LAAL SINGH CHADDHA’, AN OFFICIAL REMAKE OF TOM HANKSSTARRER ‘FORREST GUMP