Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar has been admitted to a city hospital as a precautionary measure a day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
In an official statement, the actor posted the information on his official Twitter page stating that he is doing fine and hopes to be back home soon. He quoted – “Thank you, everyone, for all your warm wishes and prayers, they seem to be working. I am doing fine, but as a precautionary measure under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home soon. Take care.”
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While starting the shoot of his action-adventure drama movie “Ram Setu”, the actor was tested positive for the virus. apart from him, as many 45 crew members working on the film have tested positive for COVID-19.
BN Tiwari, President, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), stated in an official statement that a crew of nearly 100 was set to begin filming in Madh Island from April 5 but when the mandatory COVID-19 tests were done, 40 junior artists tested positive. All of them are been quarantined after testing positive. Out of those, 40 were junior artists while the rest were Akshay Kumar’s make up team, their assistants. Due to the case, the shooting has been halted.
Mumbai recorded its highest single-day spike of 11,163 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, pushing the city’s caseload to 4,52,445.
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