Actress Rituparna Sengupta tests positive for coronavirus

National-Award winning actress Rituparna Sengupta has tested positive for Covid-19. She shared the news on social media. The Bengali screen-star won a National Award in 1997 for 'Dahan'.

"I have tested positive for Covid-19 but I want to inform you all that I am feeling fine. I am asymptomatic and following all the required protocols and precautions advised by my doctor and authorities," she tweeted.

Sengupta said that she is currently in Singapore and had quarantined herself at a recovery centre.

The actress has joined the long list of celebrities who have tested positive. This week, several B-town celebs including Ranbir Kapoor,Manoj Bajpayee, Sanjay Leela Bhansaliand Ashish Vidyarthi tested positive. Ranbir's diagnosis was confirmed by his mother Neetu Kapoor and after that,Alia Bhattalso went into self-isolation. However, she confirmedthat she tested negative for COVID 19.

Actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, and others have been infected with the virus in the past.