LIVE: Aishwarya along with daughter test +ve, to remain under home quarantine

19:00 July 12

"Aishwarya and Aaradhya have also tested COVID-19 positive. They will be self quarantining at home. The BMC has been updated of their situation and are doing the needful. The rest of the family including my Mother have tested negative. Thank you all for your wishes and prayer," tweets Abhishek Bachchan. 

14:58 July 12

Aishwarya along with daughter test positive for COVID-19

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aradhya have tested positive for COVID-19. Both of them are currently placed under home quarantine. 

The COVID-19 tests for Aishwarya, Jaya and other family members were conducted after veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, tested positive for the disease yesterday.

Pednekar further informed that the health of both father and son was currently stable.

The 'Don' actor is reported to be in a "stable" condition with "mild symptoms" after testing positive for coronavirus on Saturday.

11:46 July 12

Big B's 3 houses to be fumigated, sanitised

Hours after Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were admitted for COVID-19 treatment in hospital, civic teams rushed to the three bungalows of the Bachchan family in Vile Parle-Juhu.

The teams, sporting full protection gear, started carrying out full fumigation and sanitisation of the premises, inside and outside.

Nearly a two dozen strong team landed at Jalsa, Pratiksha and Janak bungalows, all within a radius of barely two km in the posh Juhu-Vile Parle suburb in western Mumbai.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the condition of both the Bachchan father-son duo is stable.

The samples of Jaya Bachchan and Aishwarya Bachchan have been taken and their reports are expected soon.

Tope expressed hope that the actors would recover soon and return in the midst of fans and followers

10:55 July 12

BMC defines residence of Amitabh Bachchan as containment zone

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials put a banner outside 'Jalsa', the residence of actor Amitabh Bachchan in Mumbai, to define it as a containment zone. 

10:33 July 12

Security beefed up outside Nanavati Hospital, Bachchan's home

Mumbai Police have beefed up security outside the Nanavati Hospital, where megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan have been admitted
after they tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Sunday.

Security has also been stepped up outside the megastar's two bungalows in Juhu area here, they said.

After the Bachchans on Saturday said they tested positive for coronavirus and were admitted to hospital, some people tried to gather outside the medical facility located in Vile Parle (West), but they were asked to leave and not allowed to stand on the road, a police official said.

"We have beefed up security to avoid assembling of people outside the hospital. Other COVID-19 patients are also in the hospital, they should not face inconvenience. Our officers are outside the hospital and not allowing anyone to assemble," Santacruz police station's senior inspector Shriram Koregaonkar said.

09:47 July 12

Kailash Kher prays for speedy recovery of Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood singer Kailash Kher on July 11 prayed for the speedy recovery of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, who recently tested positive for COVID-19. 

He said that the whole world is praying for him, and spread joy in nation after completing the quarantine time.  

09:47 July 12

CM Kejriwal wishes Amitabh Bachchan speedy recovery from COVID-19

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wished megastar Amitabh Bachchan a speedy recovery after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan on Saturday said they had tested positive for COVID-19 and have been admitted to a Mumbai hospital.

"Sir, we wish you a speedy recovery. The power of a billion prayers is with you," Kejriwal tweeted.

07:55 July 12

Big B's health condition stable: Hospital 

Sharing an update on Big B's health, hospital's PRO said that the actor is stable with mild symptoms.

"Amitabh Bachchan is stable with mild symptoms and is currently admitted in the isolation unit of the hospital," said the public relations officer.

Earlier, Nanavati sources stated that the 77-year-old senior actor is not on a ventilator. The Bachchans shared their health update on Twitter. Abhishek said both his father and he had had mild symptoms and requested everybody to be calm and not panic. While Amitabh is 77, Abhishek is 44 years old.

07:51 July 12

Celebrities wish Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan speedy recovery from COVID-19

With Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan and his son hospitalised in Mumbai hospital with COVID-19, celebrities from the film world and other walks of life sent in their messages wishing the duo a speedy recovery. 

On social media platforms, mostly Twitter and Instagram, actors including Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Bhumi Pednekar, Ritiesh Deshmukh sent in their prayers and wishes. 

07:28 July 12

Aishwarya, Aaradhya and Jaya Bachchan test COVID-19 negative

The COVID-19 antigen test reports of Jaya Bachchan, her daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya are negative, while swab test results are awaited.

Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, confirmed in separate tweets on Saturday evening that they had been hospitalised with the novel coronavirus infection.

Both actors were admitted to Nanavati hospital, where all the tests of the Bachchan family members were conducted. 

Swab test of their family members, staff, drivers etc have been taken at Nanavati Hospital and the reports are expected to come on Sunday. 

02:19 July 12

Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya tested for COVID-19; results awaited 

Other family members including Jaya Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were also tested and their results are awaited, said Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope.

01:04 July 12

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan wished for perfect health to Abhishek Bachchan and his father Amitabh Bachchan.

00:56 July 12

Praying for Amitabh Bachchan's speedy recovery, says West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

00:53 July 12

Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan wishes Amitabh Bachchan a speedy recovery.

00:02 July 12

Abhishek took to Twitter to inform this.

22:39 July 11

LIVE: Aishwarya along with daughter test +ve, to remain under home quarantine

Mumbai:Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

The Bachchans, who are admitted at Nanavati Hospital, shared their health update on Twitter.        

Abhishek said both his father and he had had mild symptoms and requested everybody to be calm and not panic.

While Amitabh is 77, Abhishek is 44 years old.

“I have tested COVID positive. Shifted to Hospital. Hospital informing authorities, family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,” Amitabh tweeted.        

"All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested,” he added.

As per reports, he has been moved to the isolation ward of the Nanavati hospital.

Soon after his father posted his tweet, quelling speculation about his health, Abhishek also tweeted.

"Earlier today both my father and I tested positive for COVID 19. Both of us having mild symptoms have been admitted to hospital. We have informed all the required authorities and our family and staff are all being tested. I request all to stay calm and not panic. Thank you," Abhishek tweeted.

"The BMC has been in touch and we are complying with them," he added.

Within minutes of Amitabh's post, the get well soon wishes began pouring in, flooding Twitter and other social media platforms.          

Amitabh has been active on social media through the lockdown, which began on March 25 to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

The actor, who was roped in by the government in March to help spread awareness about the pandemic, has been frequently posting on Twitter and Instagram as well as his blog, sharing advice on a range of issues.   He has also been sharing throwback pictures with family and friends, motivational quotes, anecdotes about his cinema journey and celebrating anniversaries of his various films.

He was last seen in Shoojit Sircar’s "Gulabo Sitabo", which released on streaming platform Amazon Prime Video last month. 

(PTI)