Satish Shah lauds doctors after testing COVID-19 negative

Veteran actor Satish Shah on Sunday revealed that he had tested positive for Covid-19 last month and thanked the medical staff for "restoring" his health back to normal.

The 69-year-old actor, best known for his work on shows like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on July 20 after he contracted the novel coronavirus. He was discharged on July 28.

"I am absolutely well now. As per protocol, I have to quarantine myself till August 11. I had developed fever which I suppressed by taking medicines. But then I was



asked to get myself tested and the result turned out to be positive. I got admitted into the hospital immediately.

"I would advise everyone to do that because they monitor you round-the-clock and you can avoid complications. There''s nothing to be afraid of," Shah told PTI.

Earlier in the day, the actor took to Twitter to thank the medical staff who nursed him back to health.

"#Lilawatihospital can't thank the angels in there enough for restoring my health back to normal. God bless u all (sic)" he wrote on the microblogging site.