Actress Banita Sandhu, who is seen in films like October and Adithya Varma, got tested positive for COVID-19 while shooting for Kavita and Teresa in Kolkata. The actress, who landed on December 20 in India had travelled with a person, who had tested positive for the mutant coronavirus strain. While the star was taken to Beliaghata Infectious Diseases Hospital, she refused to enter the ambulance.
"She was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Monday afternoon and steps were taken to ascertain whether she has been infected with the new strain," said the official. "We had to inform the state health department as the actor refused to come out of the ambulance. She also wanted to leave. The British High Commission was informed as we cannot let her go like this, which is against the protocol. We had to inform the police also. They came and surrounded the ambulance so that she cannot leave. Later, she was taken to a private hospital with the permission of the health department," the official added.
"We will be sending her samples for genetic analysis to Kalyani's National Institute of Biomedical Genomics to ensure whether the actress is infected with the new strain of the coronavirus or not. After that we will follow the necessary protocol once the result is out," the official said. Talking about her film Kavita & Teresa, which is directed by Swiss-Indian filmmaker Kamal Musale, is about love and compassion inspired by the life of Mother Teresa. The actress was lauded for her performance in October, which was directed by Shoojit Sircar. In Adithya Varma, she stepped into the shoes of Shalini Pandey as it was the remake of Vijay Deverakonda starrer Arjun Reddy. The actress was also seen in Pandora, which featured Oliver Dench, Raechelle Banno, John Harlan Kim, Ben Radcliffe, Banita, Martin Bobb-Semple and Noah Huntley.
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