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Covid-19

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Tollywood superstar Dev's house manager tests Covid-19 positive

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 25, 2020, at 09:54 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor Dev's house manager Uttam has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, the superstar informed on Tuesday.

Dev has kept Uttam completely isolated at his home.

He tweeted, "My House Manager Uttam who is as good as family, has just tested Covid-19 Positive today. He is completely Asymptomatic. We have kept him isolated in our home, along with quarantining ourselves for the next 14 days. There is no reason to panic. Stay Healthy, Stay Safe."

My House Manager Uttam who is as good as family, has just tested Covid-19 Positive today. He is completely Asymptomatic.
We have kept him isolated in our home, along with quarantining ourselves for the next 14 days.
There is no reason to panic.
Stay Healthy, Stay Safe.
— Dev (@idevadhikari) August 25, 2020

However, Dev and all of his family members have tested negative for Covid-19.

Dev tweeted, "I along with the rest of the house members had also tested for Covid. All of us have tested NEGATIVE. So there is nothing to worry. We are quarantining just as a precautionary measure." (sic)

I along with the rest of the house members had also tested for Covid.
All of us have tested NEGATIVE.
So there is nothing to worry.
We are quarantining just as a precautionary measure. https://t.co/a74ydv0FVw
— Dev (@idevadhikari) August 25, 2020

Earlier Bengali filmmaker Raj Chakraborty had tested positive for Covid-19.

Dev's long-time co-actor Koel Mallick, who had tested positive for Coronavirus, has recovered from the disease.

#Dev #COVID19 #NovelCoronavirus #HouseManager #Tollywood

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