Veteran actor Rekha has reportedly refused to get her coronavirus test done and has also denied BMC officials from entering her house. Earlier, some of her staff members including a security guard had tested positive for COVID-19. They have now been shifted to BMC’s COVID-19 facility for further treatments. In the meantime, the bungalow named Sea Springs in which the actress resides has been sealed by the concerned authorities and is declared a containment zone.
According to reports, Rekha’s manager Farhana interacted with the BMC staff when they reached the former’s bungalow. She then gave them her number and reportedly asked them to call before carrying out any procedures. Later on, when Farhana was called, she reportedly said that Rekha is doing fine and is not willing to get tested for COVID-19 because she had not come in anyone’s contact. However, the rules mandate that Rekha and the rest of her staff be immediately tested as the security guard was in proximity to them. Sources close to the BMC also said that the sanitisation crew sent to Rekha's house to their job were made to return from outside the door. A civic official, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that Rekha would get tests done for herself and her staff and submit the report to them.