Bollywood / Rajinikanth admitted to hospital after 'severe fluctuations' in BP

Actor Rajinikanth has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad on Friday for further evaluation after his blood pressure showed "severe fluctuations", a statement from the hospital said. The 70-year-old tested negative for Covid-19 on December 22 after some crew members of the film he was shooting for in Hyderabad tested positive. The hospital added that he was hemodynamically stable.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 25, 2020, 02:29 PM
Hyderabad: Superstar Rajinikanth has been admitted to Apollo hospitals in Hyderabad following severe fluctuations in his blood pressure, as per a hospital statement. The actor has been shooting in Hyderabad for the last 10 days but the shoot was suspended after at least four people on the sets tested positive, while the actor himself had tested negative. He has been isolating himself ever since, but had been admitted on Friday morning due to blood pressure issues.

According to a release by Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, though Rajnikanth does not have any symptoms of COVID-19, his blood pressure showed severe fluctuations and needed further evaluation for which he has been admitted to the hospital. He will be investigated and monitored closely in the hospital till his blood pressure settles down before being discharged. Apart from fluctuating blood pressure and exhaustion he does not have any other symptoms and is hemodynamically stable.

A press release by Apollo Hospitals said, “Mr.Rajinikanth has been admitted in the hospital today in the morning. He was shooting for a movie in Hyderabad since the last 10 days. A couple of people on the sets tested positive for Covid-19. Mr. Rajnikanth was tested on 22 December for Covid 19 and he was negative. Since then he isolated himself and was monitored closely.”

“Though he did not have any symptoms of Covid-19, his Blood Pressure showed severe fluctuations and needed further evaluation for which he has been admitted to the hospital. He will be investigated and monitored closely in the hospital till his blood pressure settles down before being discharged. Apart from fluctuating blood pressure and exhaustion he does not have any other symptoms and is hemodynamically stable,” the note added.