Veteran Actor Prem Chopra, Wife Uma Test Positive For COVID-19; Hospitalised

Veteran Bollywood actor Prem Chopra and his wife Uma have been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19, reports said Monday. The couple is presently at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital and is reportedly likely to be discharged later this week.

Out of the many names associated with the film industry to be diagnosed with the virus amid rising cases in the country, the Chopras are the most recent.

As per Indian Express, the doctor treating the Chopras have been administered the monoclonal antibody cocktail to which they are responding positively. Demands for the cocktail therapy have increased in the wake of impending fears of the third wave of COVID-19 in India, where the Omicron variant is pushing a surge in cases.

Medical experts are recommending the monoclonal antibody cocktail drug for high-risk patients who may develop more severe disease.

Suggested Reading: On Being Gay, Having Children, and God

Earlier today, film and television producer Ekta Kapoor said in a statement that she had tested positive for COVID-19. "Despite taking all precautions I have tested covid positive. I am fine and I request everyone who has come in contact with me to please test themselves," she said. Read here.

Actor John Abraham too told fans on Monday that he, along with his wife Priya Runchal, tested positive for the virus and were in quarantine, experiencing mild symptoms. "I came in contact 3 days ago with someone who I later learned had COVID," he explained.

Suggested Reading: Geeli Pucchi: How It Changed Things For Women

Chopra, best known for playing the antagonist in Bollywood classics like Bobby and Trishul, is associated with the film family of Raj Kapoor through his wife Uma, who is Kapoor's wife Krishna's sister. Recently, Kareena Kapoor Khan of that family too was positive for COVID-19. She recovered last month.

Mumbai is presently among the major cities leading the tally of rising COVID-19 cases, recording over 8000 cases in the last 24 hours alone. Get all COVID-19 updates here.