Aaradhya Bachchan Tests Positive For COVID-19; Here's How The Disease Affect Children

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with daughter Aaradhya Bachchan are found to be infected with the same disease.

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A day after Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan tested positive for Coronavirus, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with daughter Aaradhya Bachchan are found to be infected with the same disease. Earlier in the day, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that the mother-daughter duo tested negative in their swab report. Aishwarya, Jaya and other family members were tested using the rapid antigen kit. Fans breathed a sigh of relief after the news hit the internet. However, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner later revealed that Aishwarya and Aaradhya have tested positive for Coronavirus in their second test. Unlike Amitabh Bachchan who has mild symptoms of the novel COVID-19 virus, the mother-daughter duo is found to be asymptomatic. According to the initial reports, BMC will take a written declaration from them if they want to take treatment at hospital or wish to be under home-quarantine. With this, a total of 16 people from the house including domestic helpers and guards have tested positive while Jaya Bachchan has tested negative in the antigen test. Meanwhile, BMC officials have sealed Bachchan's famed house Jalsa and sanitised the entire building after Amitabh and Abhishek tested positive for COVID-19. Several tinsel town celebs including Shatrughan Sinha, Kamal Haasan and Anil Kapoor wished Bachchan family a speedy recovery. How Does COVID-19 Affect Children? It has been observed that Children, including very young children can be infected with Coronavirus infection. However, many of them have no symptoms. It is less common for children to have severe complications. If they tend to fall sick, then the mild symptoms that young ones develop includes low-grade fever, fatigue and cough. According to a study by Chinese researchers published on June 16 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, COVID-19 pediatric patients had higher incidents of initial symptoms like fever, vomiting, and diarrhea than adult patients. Children with underlying health conditions may be at increased risk for severe illness, otherwise, ones with mild or no symptoms often recover within an average of 3 to 4 days after treatment. ALSO WATCH: How Amitabh Bachchan defeated death in the past? | Get Well Soon Big B