Coronavirus update: Rhea Kapoor, Anshula Kapoor test positive for COVID-19

Producer Rhea Kapoor and her husband, Karan Boolani, have tested positive for COVID-19. Rhea confirmed the news on social media yesterday. Her cousin Anshula Kapoor, sister of Arjun Kapoor, has also reportedly contracted the virus. They are all staying under quarantine at home. 

Rhea, sister of Sonam Kapoor and daughter of Anil Kapoor, took to Instagram to shed light on her situation. She wrote, "Yes, I’m positive for COVID in spite of being super careful. But this is the nature of the pandemic. Not sure why my or anyone’s private health information is news or gossip. This information should only be for the government and medical bodies so they can do their job and not on gossip sites. It’s invasive and weird. My husband and I are isolating and taking all prescribed medications and precautions.

"We also watched Frozen for the first time last night. It was pretty good. Made me miss my sister too much. Everything tastes bad except chocolate, my head hurts and I’m still grateful that I got it the way I did and we will be fine in no time. For everyone reaching out to make sure we are ok, we are not too bad, thanks for checking we love you.”

The producer of Veere Di Wedding (2018) got married to Boolani in August 2021. She had also shared pictures of her family's Christmas celebrations last week.

According to the entertainment website ETimes.com, Arjun has also tested positive and is isolating himself. However, this has neither been confirmed by the actor nor his representatives. 

The Bhoot Police (2021) actor had tested positive back in September 2021 and posted about the infection during the second wave. 

While there have been unconfirmed reports of producer Boney Kapoor, Arjun and Anshula's father, feeling unwell, his brother Anil has tested negative according to ETimes.com.

The news come weeks after actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, Amrita Arora, and Maheep Kapoor tested positive for the infection. More recently, actor Ranvir Shorey shared the news of his 10-year old son, Haroon, testing positive for the infection after a visit to Goa. 

The spate of infections among celebrities is a reflection of the rising number of COVID cases across the country after a steady decline in the last couple of months. The state government of Delhi has already announced restrictions, including shutting down theatres, to prevent the spread of the disease.