Mumbai: Veteran actor Prem Chopra and his wife Uma Chopra were Monday admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here. It happened after both tested positive for Covid-19, a senior doctor treating the couple said. However, Dr Jalil Parkar said the 86-year-old Prem Chopra is stable along with his wife. Both are likely to be discharged in ‘a day or two’, he added.
“Prem Chopra and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 and were admitted under Dr Jalil Parkar in Lilavati hospital for treatment. They both have received the monoclonal antibody cocktail and are recuperating well. Hopefully (he) will be discharged in a day or two. At the age of 86 years (he) is responding quite well,” Parkar said in a statement.
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Prem Chopra is known for playing iconic villain roles in Hindi films like Bobby, Do Raaste, and Kati Patang. He is the latest Bollywood personality to have contracted the virus. Other actors who tested positive for Covid-19 include John Abraham and his wife Priya Runchal, producer Ekta Kapoor, actors Mrunal Thakur, Nora Fatehi, veteran filmmaker Rahul Rawail, producer Rhea Kapoor and her filmmaker-husband Karan Boolani.
Mumbai recorded a steep rise Sunday in the daily coronavirus cases with 8,063 infections.