77-year-old Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to hospital after he tested positive for the virus.
Veteran Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday (July 11), following which he was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. It is believed he had some issues with breathing in last few days, after which his doctors advised him to go for the test, the result of which turned out to be positive. As of now his health is said to be stable.
The actor tweeted, "T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited .. All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !"
As soon as the news broke out, social media was filled with speedy recovery messages for the 'greatest star of the millenium', Amitabh Bachchan. Cricketing fraternity tweeted their wishes to the 77-year-old actor. Here are some of the tweets: