Akshay Kumar hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19
Kumar became the latest Indian celebrity to contract the virus as the vast nation battles a new wave of cases.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, announced early morning that he has now been hospitalised.
Taking to his Twitter to thank everyone who wished him well, Kumar wrote, "Thank you everyone for all your warm wishes and prayers. They seem to be working."
However, he added, "I am doing fine, but as a precautionary measure under medical advice, I have been hospitalised." The actor concluded by saying he hopes to be back soon and asked everyone to take care.
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 5, 2021
India reported 93,249 new daily infections on Sunday, according to health ministry data, the highest increase since September, taking the total known cases to almost 12.5 million, reported AFP.
Kumar said last year that he drinks cow urine daily to stay healthy — a practice some Hindus believe has medical benefits, including against the coronavirus.
Maharashtra, where the country's financial capital Mumbai is located, has been the worst-hit state or territory in recent weeks. The megacity of 20 million people saw its highest single-day spike on Saturday with 9,090 fresh cases.
He tweeted that he is now under home quarantine and has “sought necessary medical care”.
Saturday also saw Indian spin star Axar Patel announce he had tested positive and was in isolation ahead of the start of the lucrative Twenty20 Indian Premier League tournament.
The news came just a day after Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar said he had been hospitalised as a precautionary measure after testing positive a week earlier.
Single-day infections in the nation of 1.3 billion have been rising since early February when they fell to below 9,000 after peaking at almost 100,000 in September.
Experts have warned that infections are increasing at a faster pace in India, which has the world's third-highest number of cases after the US and Brazil, compared to last year.
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