Actress Lena who was in the UK filming for her next movie ‘Footprints On Water’ recently returned to India. Ever since she returned, rumours have been doing the rounds that the actress had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to a hospital in Bangalore.

Clarifying on the same, the actress had recently shared a note on her social media handle. The actress said that she came from UK with a covid negative RTPCR test result and that the news was absolutely fake.

Urging people to stop spreading fake news, Lena wrote, "“A fake news is spreading through online media and social media that I am (Actress Lena) tested covid positive and hospitalised in Bangalore. This is totally fake, I came from UK with a covid negative RTPCR test result and as part of the current covid protocol for passengers coming from UK, I am quarantined at Govt. Hospital Bangalore and waiting for the genome sequencing test result."

Sharing alongside the test result, she further added, “Online media has been falsely reporting that I am Covid positive. Please do not share this news. I am safe here. Thank you for your concern and prayers. Love, Lena."

Directed by Nathalia Syam, ‘Footprints On Water’ revolves around an illegal immigrant family based in London. The movie will feature Lena and Bollywood actor Adil Hussain as a couple and Nimisha Sajayan as their daughter.

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