Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani tests positive for COVID-19

Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani has tested positive for COVID-19. In a social media post, Aftab wrote that he was suffering from a dry cough and mild fever and decided to get himself tested. The actor, who was last seen in the crime-drama Setters (2019) and is part of the upcoming web-series Poison 2, has tested positive for the coronavirus and been advised home quarantine.

“I request all those who may have come in contact with me recently to please get yourself tested just to be safe,” Aftab wrote. “With your support and good wishes, I will recover soon and be back to normal. I can’t emphasize more the need to socially be distant, use masks and sanitizers as much as possible, as it can save lives. We will win this together.”

Earlier, Bollywood actors like Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and others had tested positive for COVID-19. There are over 26,000 active cases in Mumbai at the moment.