Actor Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for Covid-19, he told his millions of Twitter followers.
“I have tested Covid positive, shifted to hospital, hospital informing authorities, family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,” he wrote.
His son, Abhishek, later tweeted he had also tested positive.
He, and Abhishek, 44, have been taken to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, and his son described them both as having mild symptoms. A hospital official told The Indian Express newspaper that he was in a stable condition.
Amitabh urged anyone who had been close to him in the past 10 days to get tested.
The rest of the Bachchan family – Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya, have tested negative for coronavirus.
The news has led to an outpouring of support for the pair on social media.