Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Sunderlal actor Mayur Vakani has been tested positive for COVID-19. The actor, is currently admitted in a private hospital. According to a E-times report, Mayur's wife has also been tested COVID-19 positive, but as she is asymptomatic she is in home isolation. In her interview to E-Times, Mayur's wife Hemali Vakani said, "He shot for a few episodes of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah and returned on March 7. A few days later he developed a few symptoms, but initially, we thought it could be because of travelling. However, after we did the test, his report came COVID-19 positive.
Actually, thoda delay hogaya in getting the test done. He was admitted on March 11 at a hospital in Ahmedabad."Speaking about her health Himali said, we,both are fine, as I am asymptomatic, I am in home quarantine. Mayur will undergo another test maybe by tomorrow and will be discharged in a day or two."The report further adds, that the cast and crew of the show have been asked to get themselves tested for the virus.Mayur plays the role of Sundarlal, Dayaben aka Disha Vakani's brother and Jethalal's (Dilip Joshi) brother-in-law on the show. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of the longest-running shows on Indian television. The show has popular names like Dilip Joshi, Mandar Chandwadkar, Sailesh Lodha, Munmun Dutta, Sonalika Joshi, Ambika Rajankar, Raj Anadkat, Amit Bhatt, Sunayana Fozdar and Tanuj Mahashande amongst others.