XtraTime Web Desk: Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC co-owner & Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan was found COVID POSITIVE after father Amitabh Bachchan admitted to Nanavati Hospital for coronavirus.

Abhishek is well known as a sports enthusiast and he not only loves football but also other games as well. Abhishek also owns a Pro Kabaddi League side Jaipur Pink Panthers.

In a Twitter post, Abhishek Bachchan said both have mild symptoms and their family and staff are being tested.

https://twitter.com/juniorbachchan/status/1282018653215395840

Earlier in the evening, Amitabh Bachchan also tweeted that he has tested positive and asked everyone who had come in contact with him in the last 10 days to get tested as well.

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1282002456063295490

Both of them have been admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, news agency PTI reported.

People across the country have tweeted their wishes for their quick recovery.

Amitabh Bachchan was roped in by the government in March to help spread awareness about the pandemic. He was recently seen in Shoojit Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo, co-starring Ayushmann Khurrana, which was released digitally on Amazon Prime Video. He is also scheduled to host the season 12 of the popular quiz show, Kaun Banega Crorepati.

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