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False: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan passed away.

By: Khagesh KG

July 25 2020

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False: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan passed away.

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Amitabh Bachchan, admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital, is responding well to the treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Amitabh Bachchan, admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital, is responding well to the treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19.The false rumors of Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan's death, have been doing the rounds on social media as he has been admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital since he tested COVID-19 positive. Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan are responding well to the treatment for COVID-19. Amitabh and Abhishek are in the isolation ward of Nanavati Hospital since July 11. Since his diagnosis, Amitabh has been regularly updating his admirers about his health on social media. Frequently, Bachan shares a thank you note for his fans for their good wishes and prayers for him and his family's speedy recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.

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