Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek have tested positive for COVID-19. The 77-year-old actor, who has now been hospitalised, took to Twitter to announce the news of his illness and requested all 'who have been in close proximity to him' to get themselves tested.

T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited ..
All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 11, 2020

"T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive ..  shifted to Hospital  .. hospital informing  authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited .. All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !" he tweeted on Saturday evening.

However, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope clarified that the veteran actor 'is asymptomatic and stable'.

Amitabh was recently seen in Shoojit Sircar's "Gulabo Sitabo", co-starring Ayushmann Khurrana, which was released digitally on Amazon Prime Video. His upcoming films are "Chehre", "Jhund" and "Brahmastra".

The actor had been hospitalised last October for a long standing liver-ailment. He had was infected with Hepatitis-B and had been struggling with various ailments after his accident on the sets of the 1983 movie 'Coolie'.

He was also diagnosed with a muscle dysfunctional disorder where a person finds difficulty in doing basic work. Though he had recovered, doctors said that it may relapse.

(This is a developing story and further details are awaited. Inputs have been taken from IANS)