Actor Suriya Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Urges Fans To Be 'Cautious'

The 45-year-old actor, who was last seen in ‘Soorarai Pottru’ based on the life of Air Deccan founder Captain G. R. Gopinath, took to microblogging site Twitter to inform that he has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

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Even as vaccination against the novel coronavirus has begun across the country, Tamil actor Suriya on Sunday revealed he has tested positive for Covid-19 and requested the people to be cautious when they step out.

The 45-year-old actor, who was last seen in ‘Soorarai Pottru’ based on the life of Air Deccan founder Captain G. R. Gopinath, took to microblogging site Twitter to inform that he has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

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“I have been diagnosed with coronavirus, and I am recovering well. Let’s realise that life hasn’t yet returned to normalcy. We can’t stay back home due to fear, but we must be cautious and careful. My love and thanks to all dedicated, supportive physicians,” he tweeted.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ta" dir="ltr">’கொரோனா’ பாதிப்பு ஏற்பட்டு, சிகிச்சை பெற்று நலமுடன் இருக்கிறேன். வாழ்க்கை இன்னும் இயல்பு நிலைக்கு திரும்பவில்லை என்பதை அனைவரும் உணர்வோம். அச்சத்துடன் முடங்கிவிட முடியாது. அதேநேரம் பாதுகாப்பும், கவனமும் அவசியம். அர்ப்பணிப்புடன் துணைநிற்கும் மருத்துவர்களுக்கு அன்பும், நன்றிகளும்.</p>&mdash; Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) <a href="https://twitter.com/Suriya_offl/status/1358453778765082627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>February 7, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Meanwhile, India has scaled another global peak in its fight against Covid-19. India has become the third topmost country in the world in terms of the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India.

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Over 57 lakh beneficiaries have received the vaccine under the countrywide Covid-19 vaccination exercise. The cumulative vaccination coverage includes 53,04,546 healthcare workers and 4,70,776 frontline workers.