‘Irresponsible, incorrigible lie’ — Amitabh Bachchan on report of him testing Covid negative

Amitabh Bachchan, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, has been admitted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai.

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New Delhi: Actor Amitabh Bachchan Thursday took to Twitter to rubbish a news report of him testing negative for Covid-19.

Reacting to a Times Now report, Amitabh, who is currently admitted in Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital, said it was “incorrect, irresponsible, fake and an incorrigible lie”.

.. this news is incorrect , irresponsible , fake and an incorrigible LIE !! https://t.co/uI2xIjMsUU

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 23, 2020

The report was published quoting sources at the Nanavati Hospital.

Amitabh had, on 11 July, announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was admitted to the Nanavati Hospital. His wife, actor Jaya Bachchan, tested negative.

T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited ..
All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 11, 2020

In less than an hour, his son, actor Abhishek Backchan, tweeted saying he too has tested positive for Covid-19. He added that the father-son duo had mild symptoms.

Earlier today both my father and I tested positive for COVID 19. Both of us having mild symptoms have been admitted to hospital. We have informed all the required authorities and our family and staff are all being tested. I request all to stay calm and not panic. Thank you. ??

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) July 11, 2020

On 12 July, Abhishek took to Twitter again to announce that his wife, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and daughter Aaradhya have also tested positive for the virus.

Aishwarya and Aaradhya have also tested COVID-19 positive. They will be self quarantining at home. The BMC has been updated of their situation and are doing the needful.The rest of the family including my Mother have tested negative. Thank you all for your wishes and prayers ??

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) July 12, 2020

Jalsa, the family’s residence, as well as three other bungalows owned by the Bachchan’s were sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Thirty staff members were also tested for the infection.

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Amitabh has maintained his social media presence while being at the hospital, including  thanking his fans and medical staff for their services.

“In happy times, in times of illness, you our near and dear, our well wishers, our fans have ever given us unstinting love, affection, care and prayer…we express our bountiful gracious gratitude to you all…in these circumstances hospital protocol, restrictive ! (sic),” he wrote in one such tweet.

T 3597 – In happy times , in times of illness, you our near and dear, our well wishers, our fans have ever given us unstinting love , affection care and prayer .. we express our bountiful gracious gratitude to you all .. in these circumstances hospital protocol, restrictive !? pic.twitter.com/ksqlHvXfmo

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 17, 2020

In his official blog post on 22 July, the actor wrote about “destiny” and “confinement”.

“Confines have a destiny… this confine of mine has one too… what it shall eventually be, destiny shall find decision… there may be wishes and hope and expectation… but the destined has ever overcome obstacles of existence…it shall God willing for this too… many may wish to replace the Almighty and shield themselves in their own vanity. Good… good to possess the strength of this,” reads an excerpt from Amitabh’s post.

The veteran actor had recently dedicated a poem written by his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan to healthcare workers.

“Words from Babuji .. for them that work tirelessly, relentlessly , unselfishly to keep us protected,” he wrote on his Instagram post on the poem.

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Words from Babuji .. for them that work tirelessly, relentlessly , unselfishly to keep us protected : मैं हूँ उनके साथ, खड़ी जो सीधी रखते अपनी रीढ़। कभी नहीं जो तज सकते हैं
अपना न्यायोचित अधिकार,
 कभी नहीं जो सह सकते हैं
शीश नवाकर अत्याचार,
 एक अकेले हों या उनके
साथ खड़ी हो भारी भीड़;
 मैं हूँ उनके साथ, खड़ी जो सीधी रखते अपनी रीढ़। ~ HRB

A post shared by Amitabh Bachchan (@amitabhbachchan) on Jul 19, 2020 at 9:26am PDT

The 77 year old actor was last seen in the comedy-drama Gulabo Sitabo with Ayushmann Khurrana which was released on an OTT platform.