Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Aaradhya tested negative in first Covid test; positive in second

Update at 3:07 pm on Sunday: It has emerged that while Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya tested negative in their first tests, they have now tested positive for Coronavirus. Jaya Bachchan has, however, tested negative.

In the latest development at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, where superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan have been kept in isolation wards after testing positive for COVID, the swab test results for their family members have turned up negative.

Amitabh Bachchan's wife and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek's wife and actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and his 8-year-old daughter Aaradhya Bachchan have tested negative for the coronavirus infection in their swab tests. The tests were to be conducted on Sunday morning at Nanavati hospital after their preliminary antigen test had also resulted in the negative.

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The hospital officials have confirmed the same and also informed the BMC officials about the same. The BMC has reached the Bachchan residence in Juhu to sanitize the bungalow following standard protocol. Jalsa, the Bachchan's bungalow has been declared a containment zone by the BMC officials after the COVID diagnosis of both Amitabh Bachchan and son, Abhishek.

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Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid positive

The megastar announced his Covid diagnosis on Saturday evening, after news broke of his being admitted to Nanavati Hospital. He did so via Twitter, and shortly after, his son Abhishek Bachchan confirmed that he too had tested positive. As per the hospital's Sunday morning statement, Amitabh Bachchan is stable with mild symptoms, and is under isolation. He is said to have slept well on the intervening night after his admission and will issue updates via his Twitter. Both are both set to take swab tests as well, as the earlier tests were conducted by a private clinic.

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