Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan discharged after catching coronavirus


NEW DELHI, Aug 3, 2020 (AFP): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has announced that he had been discharged from hospital, three weeks after being admitted with "mild" coronavirus symptoms after testing positive for the disease.

The news came as powerful Indian Home Minister Amit Shah revealed he had tested positive for coronavirus, which is infecting tens of thousands of people a day -- and killing hundreds -- in the world's second most-populous country.

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