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Covid 2022: When pandemic strikes celebrities

US First Lady Jill Biden is the latest to get infected by Covid. She adds to the list of renowned personalities who have caught the virus this year. Here's a look

Our Web Desk Published 17.08.22, 09:22 AM
A massacre called Covid
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A massacre called Covid

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US First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on August 15 and has been experiencing mild symptoms
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US First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on August 15 and has been experiencing mild symptoms

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Former India Captain, Virat Kohli tested positive while holidaying in the Maldives, early this June
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Former India Captain, Virat Kohli tested positive while holidaying in the Maldives, early this June

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Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan too, tested positive this June
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Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan too, tested positive this June

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Singer and politician Babul Supriyo announced on Twitter this January that he had been bitten by the virus
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Singer and politician Babul Supriyo announced on Twitter this January that he had been bitten by the virus

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US President Joe Biden caught the virus on July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, in a rare case of 'rebound'
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US President Joe Biden caught the virus on July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, in a rare case of 'rebound'

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Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for the virus in February this year. She was said to have experienced mild cold-like symptoms. The monarch later recalled that it left her 'very tired and exhausted'
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Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for the virus in February this year. She was said to have experienced mild cold-like symptoms. The monarch later recalled that it left her 'very tired and exhausted'

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal too caught the virus this year
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal too caught the virus this year

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In January this year, British singer and songwriter Elton John announced that he had contracted the virus. 'Fortunately, I’m fully vaccinated and boosted and my symptoms are mild,' he said on his Instagram story
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In January this year, British singer and songwriter Elton John announced that he had contracted the virus. 'Fortunately, I’m fully vaccinated and boosted and my symptoms are mild,' he said on his Instagram story

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi who had tested positive for the coronavirus in June this year, again fell sick on August 13. She remains in isolation as per government protocol
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi who had tested positive for the coronavirus in June this year, again fell sick on August 13. She remains in isolation as per government protocol

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi took to Twitter on August 10 to announce that she has tested positive for Covid-19 once again. She had contracted the virus before in June as well
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi took to Twitter on August 10 to announce that she has tested positive for Covid-19 once again. She had contracted the virus before in June as well

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Superstar Akshay Kumar caught the virus in May this year. The 54-year-old actor had to cancel his Cannes Film Festival visit following the diagnosis
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Superstar Akshay Kumar caught the virus in May this year. The 54-year-old actor had to cancel his Cannes Film Festival visit following the diagnosis

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Early in January this year, Bengali star Prosenjit Chatterjee tested positive
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Early in January this year, Bengali star Prosenjit Chatterjee tested positive

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In the month of April, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, was infected by the virus. The 82-year-old lawmaker was fully vaccinated and boosted when she caught the virus
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In the month of April, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, was infected by the virus. The 82-year-old lawmaker was fully vaccinated and boosted when she caught the virus

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