Aishwarya Rai Bachchan admitted to hospital
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been taken up to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 earlier this week.
The Indian actress, a former Miss World and among Bollywood's most well-known faces, has been treated at Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital, ANI agency reports.
Her daughter Aaradhya has also been taken up to hospital, PTI agency reports.
Aishwarya's husband Abhishek and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, both also famous actors, have been around in hospital since Saturday with the virus.
On Sunday, 77-year-old Amitabh Bachchan - a Bollywood superstar who has achieved global fame during his long and illustrious career so far - tweeted that he previously tested positive for the virus.
Another series of tweets from his son Abhishek, also a famous actor, confirmed that he, his 46-year-old wife Aishwarya and eight-year-old daughter Aaradhya had also tested positive.
Jaya Bachchan, also a famous actress and Amitabh Bachchan's wife, tested negative.
As yet Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya have already been isolating at home.
News that the family, often referred to as Bollywood royalty, have been influenced by the coronavirus sent shockwaves across India. This week, a large number of fans have held prayers for the family's recovery.
On Friday India recorded a record 35,000 new cases of coronavirus cases in a day, surpassing the main one million mark.
The country now has the third-highest number of instances in the world, following the US and Brazil. The existing death toll is 25,602.
The western state of Maharashtra, where Mumbai is situated, is still the biggest hotspot with the highest case count - a lot more than 280,000 - of all states.
