Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone's father and badminton champion Prakash Padukone has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19. He has been undergoing treatment and is expected to be discharged in a couple of days.

It has been reported that Deepika Padukone's mother Ujjala and sister Anisha Padukone have tested positive for the virus as well. Confirming the news with media, Prakash Padukone's close friend and director at Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), Vimal Kumar, said, "Around 10 days back, Prakash, his wife (Ujjala) and second daughter (Anisha), they developed symptoms and got themselves tested and the results came out to be positive. They got themselves isolated but after a week Prakash's fever didn't come down, so last Saturday, he was admitted to a hospital here in Bengaluru. He is okay now."

Adding that Prakash Padukone's condition is improving and that he is expected to be discharged soon, Vimal Kumar mentioned, "All his parameters are fine, his wife and daughter are at home and he too will be hopefully discharged in 2-3 days."