Bhubaneswar, March 20 -- Mumbai: Baby Doll fame Kanika Kapoor has tested positive for novel coronavirus, becoming the first Bollywood celebrity in the country to be infected by the disease. The singer's throat and nasal swab samples were reportedly collected at the Microbiology lab of a city hospital in Lucknow.

Reports claimed that the singer landed in Lucknow from the United Kingdom some days back and was admitted to the hospital after she showed signs of flu.

Many people burst out on her on social media citing that she evaded thermal screening at airport and that later she stayed in a five-star hotel and attended party with at least 100 people present.

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