Satish Shah recently thanked the healthcare professionals at Lilavati hospital. (Photo: Express archive)

Veteran actor Satish Shah on Sunday shared that he tested positive for coronavirus late July and is currently quarantining at home.

Rumours around Shah’s health surfaced when he expressed on Twitter his gratitude towards healthcare professionals at Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital.

#Lilawatihospital can’t thank the angels in there enough for restoring my health back to normal. God bless u all.

— satish shah (@sats45) August 9, 2020

The actor confirmed to indianexpress.com that he was admitted to the hospital on July 20 after testing positive for COVID-19.

“I had developed fever which I tried controlling with medicines. But when I got tested, it turned out positive. I checked in to the hospital immediately. I was discharged on July 28,” he said. The 69-year-old actor also shared he was doing well now and would be quarantining at home till August 11.

Satish Shah also appealed to people to get themselves admitted to a hospital as soon as they test positive for COVID-19 to avoid any complications.

“I would advise everyone to check into a good hospital because they monitor you 24/7 and can avoid any complications which can occur. There’s nothing to be scared about.” he said.