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Published 11:26 IST, July 12th 2020

Anupam Kher's mother Dulari & three kin test Covid positive; veteran actor tests negative

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has shared through Twitter on Sunday that his mother has tested positive for COVID with mild symptoms. He has tested negative.

Reported by: Urvashi Kandpal
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Veteran actor Anupam Kher has on Sunday morning shared with his fans on Twitter that his mother Dulari has been tested positive for COVID. However, he has added that her symptoms are mild, and that she has been admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Mumbai. Anupam Kher's brother Raju Kher, along with his wife and daughter, has also tested positive for the coronavirus infection.

Anupam Kher has been tested negative and has duly notified BMC of the same. The actor had been under self-isolation at his own house in Juhu after he returned from the US early in March when the lockdown was imposed. In the Unlock phase of the lockdown, Anupam had often shared social media updates from his brother's house. 

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Anupam Kher's update comes the morning after his fellow industry icon Amitabh Bachchan tested Covid positive, along with son Abhishek. They are currently admitted at Nanavati hospital.

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(Image Credit: PTI)

Updated 11:26 IST, July 12th 2020

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