Ashish Vidyarthi tests positive for COVID-19; shares a video on social media

Ashish Vidyarthi

Veteran actor Ashish Vidyarthi tested positive for COVID-19. He shared the news on social media and said that he is being admitted to a hospital in New Delhi. "This is one positive I didn't want. Whoever has come in contact with me in Mumbai, Varanasi and Delhi, please get yourself tested," he posted.

Vidyarthi added that he had been feeling uneasy since the past week.

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Manoj Bajpayee too has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is currently under home quarantine, the actor's spokesperson said on Friday. Bajpayee's spokesperson said the actor, who had commenced shooting for Kanu Behl-directed "Despatch" last month, was diagnosed with COVID-19 after the director got infected with it.

"Manoj Bajpayee was shooting for 'Despatch' film which is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and has tested COVID positive after his director got infected with it. He is on medication and recovering well. He is in self-quarantine at home and following all precautions," the 51-year-old actor's spokesperson said in a statement.

The shoot of "Despatch" has been put on hold and will resume in a couple of months.