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Home / News / Entertainment News / COVID-19: Amitabh Bachchan tests negative, discharged from hospital
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    COVID-19: Amitabh Bachchan tests negative, discharged from hospital

    Sagar Malik
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    Sagar Malik
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    Last updated on Aug 02, 2020, 06:21 pm
    COVID-19: Amitabh Bachchan tests negative, discharged from hospital
  • Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has tested negative for the novel coronavirus and has been discharged from the hospital.

    The 77-year-old screen icon had been admitted to the isolation ward of Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital since testing positive for the deadly virus last month.

    However, Amitabh's son, actor Abhishek Bachchan (44), is still COVID-19 positive and continues to remain in the hospital.

    Here are more details.

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    The news was announced by Abhishek on Twitter You can view Abhishek's tweet here Bachchan family contracted COVID-19 in July Jaya Bachchan and other family members had tested negative COVID-19 has infected over 17 lakh across India
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    The news was announced by Abhishek on Twitter

  • Abhishek shared the news on Twitter. He wrote, "My father, thankfully, has tested negative on his latest COVID-19 test and has been discharged from the hospital. He will now be at home and rest."

    He also expressed gratitude to fans for their prayers and wishes.

    "I, unfortunately, due to some comorbidities remain COVID-19 positive and remain in hospital (sic)," he said in another tweet.

  • Twitter Post

    You can view Abhishek's tweet here

  • 🙏🏽 my father, thankfully, has tested negative on his latest Covid-19 test and has been discharged from the hospital. He will now be at home and rest. Thank you all for all your prayers and wishes for him. 🙏🏽

    — Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) August 2, 2020
  • Diagnosis

    Bachchan family contracted COVID-19 in July

    Bachchan family contracted COVID-19 in July
  • On July 11, Abhishek and Amitabh opened up about their coronavirus diagnosis on social media. At that time, it was reported the two were stable and responding well to the treatment.

    On July 12, Abhishek's wife Aishwarya and daughter Aaradhya tested positive. They were admitted to the hospital on July 17. Ten days later, they both tested negative and were discharged from the hospital.

  • Family

    Jaya Bachchan and other family members had tested negative

    Jaya Bachchan and other family members had tested negative
  • Meanwhile, Amitabh's wife, actor-politician Jaya Bachchan, and other members of the family, including their daughter Shweta Nanda, had tested negative for the virus.

    After the Bachchan family contracted the disease, four of their properties in Mumbai, viz. Pratiksha, Janak, Vatsa, and Jalsa, were sealed by BMC and declared containment zones. The buildings were also duly sanitized by authorities.

    Jalsa was reportedly unsealed last week.

  • COVID-19

    COVID-19 has infected over 17 lakh across India

    COVID-19 has infected over 17 lakh across India
  • Other Bollywood celebrities who were diagnosed with coronavirus include veteran actor Kiran Kumar, singer Kanika Kapoor, and producer Karim Morani. They have all since recovered.

    Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world. Across India, it has infected over 17.5 lakh people and claimed the lives of 37,452.

    Globally, it has sickened more than 1.8 crore and killed 6,89,497.

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