TMC MP and Bengali actress Mimi Chakraborty tests positive for Covid-19

Bengali actor-turned-politician Mimi Chakraborty on Wednesday took to social media to share that she tested positive for Covid-19. Mimi revealed that she hadn’t stepped out nor had any public interactions but still got infected. The actress, who is currently under home isolation, urged everyone to be safe.

“I have tested positive for Covid. however, I have not gone out of my house or had any public interactions in the past few days. It has got me pretty bad guys. I am consulting my doctor and have kept myself in home isolation. I would request everyone to take proper precautions and always wear a mask to avoid any risk. Please be safe and mask up,” Mimi tweeted.

Meanwhile, many Bengali actors have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which includes Raj Chakraborty, his wife Subhasree Ganguly and Parambrata Chatterjee.

Mimi Chakraborty has starred in films such as ‘Bojhena Shey Bojhena’, ‘Golpo Holeo Shotti’, and ‘Posto’. In 2019, she joined politics and contested the Jadavpur Lok Sabha Constituency in the general elections for the Trinamool Congress party. She is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from the Jadavpur constituency.