MUMBAI (Web Desk) – Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor went to Sterling hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat for suspected swine flu, according to a report on Hindustantimes.com.
She was admitted with symptoms of high fever, sore throat and bodyache, prompting doctors to take samples for a swine flu test. It has now been confirmed that the actor has caught H1N1 infection.
The actor has not been isolated and is stable and under the treatment of Dr Chirag Matravadia of Sterling hospital. The Bollywood star’s trainer too has tested positive for swine flu.
Sonam Kapoor is in Gujarat for the shooting of Surat Barjatya’s upcoming film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.
The shooting is underway at a royal palace in Gondal, a town which was a princely state before independence in Rajkot district. Barjatya’s earlier work, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, was also filmed at the location.
Salman Khan and Anupam Kher are other actors camping in Gondal for the film’s shooting which, as per its original schedule, is to conclude in second week of March.
Swine flu has become an epidemic in Gujarat where since January 1, 256 people have died while more than 4000 cases have been reported from across the state.
