The latest celebrity to test positive for the novel coronavirus is Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone.
While there has been no formal or official announcement by the actor herself, the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) broke the unfortunate news via social media. Deepika Padukone has tested positive for Covid-19. Get well soon, Deepika! it posted.
According to
Khaleej Times, the
Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani star is currently in Bangalore with her family. On Tuesday, her father, badminton icon Prakash Padukone, had to be admitted to hospital due to high fever while her mother, Ujjala Padukone, and younger sister, Anisha, have also tested positive for the virus.
Deepika Padukone tests Covid-19 positive, confirms IIFA
Posted By:
Daliya Ghose
On Tuesday, 04th May 2021,10:05
Bollywood actor
Deepika Padukone has been tested positive for
Covid-19. Her family also contracted the virus. Deepika’s father and ace badminton
player Prakash Padukone is recovering at Bengaluru hospital. While her sister
Anisha Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone are recuperating at home.
While there has been no official confirmation about the ‘Piku’ actress
battling the virus, official handle
of International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) tweeted about actress Covid
diagnosis on Tuesday. #DeepikaPadukone has tested positive for Covid-19.
Get well soon, Deepika! said a tweet on @IIFA.
Coronavirus: Actor Deepika Padukone tests positive
Her father, veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone, her mother and her sister have also tested positive. File photo of Deepika Padukone. | Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
Actor Deepika Padukone has tested positive for Covid-19, tweeted the official handle of the International Indian Film Academy Awards on Tuesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, there were reports that the actor’s father, veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone, her mother Ujjala Padukone and her sister Anisha Padukone had tested positive for the infection.
The Times of India.
“Around 10 days back, Prakash [Padukone], his wife and second daughter, they developed symptoms and got themselves tested and the results came out be positive,” Vimal Kumar, a friend of the family, told PTI. “He [Prakash Padukone] is okay now. All his parameters are fine, his wife and daughter are at home and he too will be hopefully in discharged in two to three days.
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