Salman Khan's Sister Arpita Khan Tests Positive For COVID-19, Recovers

Bollywood actor Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan Sharma had tested positive for COVID-19 and later recovered. She shared on social media.

Salman Khan had confirmed the same during a press conference for his upcoming film Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai. " My sister Arpita has tested positive for the virus. The second wave of the coronavirus is very dangerous," he said.

Arpita Khan in her social media post wrote, " I tested positive in the beginning of the month of April 2021 however I was asymptomatic. I followed all the guidelines and protocols and thankfully with the grace of God I have fully recovered and have been well since. "

Earlier, Salman Khan had urged his fans to 'be safe' during the COVID-19 pandemic. While tweeting about the release of his latest song Zoom Zoom, he told his fans that this wasn't the time for 'zoom, zoom'.

Salman Khan helps 18-year-old boy who lost his father to COVID-19

Meanwhile, Salman Khan has been spreading awareness about COVID-19. He has also been reaching out to people in need and has been providing ration, monetary assistance to daily wage workers in the film industry. He had also made arrangements for food boxes, which were delivered to all frontline workers.

Besides this, Salman Khan supported an 18-year-old boy financially after his father passed away due to COVID-19. He provided him with ration, educational equipment, and assured him that he would always there to provide him with any help, according to reports.

The actor has also been active in providing food, oxygen cylinders, medical equipment, and oxygen cylinders to frontline workers such as BMC workers, doctors, police personnel, etc.

Recently, Arpita Khan Sharma welcomed the government's move of vaccinating everyone above the age of 18. She was joined along with many other celebrities such as Malaika Arora Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar, Katrina Kaif, etc.

Arpita Khan had celebrated her son Ahil Sharma's fifth birthday in the month of April. She had shared a picture from the birthday celebration on her official Instagram handle.