Covid-19 update:
The building of Prithvi Apartments on Ultamound Road in Mumbai has been entirely sealed by the BMC after many people were tested Covid positive. While Sunil Shetty's house is also in this building. This news came out fast, but actor Suniel Shetty has stated this news as fake news.
Wow! Must say that fake news spreads quicker than any virus. People, pls don’t spread panic. There’s NO ‘Delta Variant’ in my building society. Just one COVID+ case & the patient is recuperating at Breach Candy hospital. The others are currently negative & self quarantined.
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) July 12, 2021
Suniel Shetty has also said that the news of the entire building being sealed and the cases of Delta variants is wrong. The actor has made a tweet in this regard, in which he told that the Delta variant has not been found in his building. He said that only one Covid-19 case has been found in the building. It must be noted that Suniel and his family are safe.
BMC has sealed 'Prithvi Apartments' building located at Altamount Road, South Mumbai as few people found #COVID19 positive. Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty resides in the building.
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2021
Sunil Shetty's entire family is safe: BMC Assistant Commissioner Prashant Gaikwad pic.twitter.com/gBjjMW2hVH
However, the actor is currently out with his family. According to the rules, if 5 cases of coronavirus are reported in a building, then it becomes mandatory to seal it. Suniel Shetty's building has 30 floors and 120 flats, in which about 25 families live.
BMC Assistant Commissioner Prashant Gaikwad earlier confirmed that the building was sealed. At the same time, Sunil Shetty's spokesperson has told that his family has been living here for a long time, and currently, all are out of Mumbai.