TO UPDATE: The condition of popular Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has apparently worsened, and she has now been admitted to a Mumbai hospital.
The former Miss World is being treated at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, reports the ANI agency. Her daughter Aaradhya has also been admitted there, reports the PTI agency.
Aishwarya’s husband Abhishek and his father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan are also hospitalized with COVID-19.
India has recorded 35,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a new record. The country has now passed the million mark, the third highest number of cases in the world, after the United States and Brazil. Her death toll stands at 25,602.
The husband and fellow Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan confirmed the news on Twitter on Sunday. Abhishek and his father, Amitabh Bachchan, also tested positive for the new coronavirus and are currently hospitalized in India.
“Aishwarya and Aaradhya have also tested positive for COVID-19,” Abhishek tweeted. “They will be quarantined at home. The BMC has been updated on its situation and is doing what is necessary. The rest of the family, including my mother, have tested negative. Thank you all for your wishes and prayers. “
Rai Bachchan is a former Miss World pageant winner and was named “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman” in 2004. She entered movies after a modeling career and has been a Bollywood superstar since her debut in 1997. She also had a brief intersection in Hollywood with 2009 The Pink Panther 2 in front of Steve Martin.
Coronavirus cases in India have now increased to some 850,000 cases, including 28,637 cases reported on Sunday. More than 20,000 people have died in India.
