Recently Mahesh Babu was shooting for Sarkaru Vaari Paata. Amidst the schedule, a crew member was found positive with COVID-19 and the film's shoot came to a halt. As a precautionary measure, the makers have stalled the shoot and given strict precautionary instructions to the crew in order to avoid further spread of the virus.
As per sources, it was Mahesh Babu's personal stylist who contracted the novel coronavirus and the actor has been working closely with him. The actor although in good health conditions right now, was in touch with the stylist up until recent schedules which were not more than a week ago. This puts the actor in a high-risk possibility. In order to ensure the actor’s health is monitored, the family doctor has cautioned the actor to go in isolation as a precautionary measure. Mahesh was shooting for the Sarkaru Vaari Paata. Updates say that the film’s shoot was not yet wrapped up and it is not possible to resume the shoot at least for a week now.
Fans eager to see the release of the film will have to hold on a little bit longer as the safety of their favorite stars and the film's crew is equally important.
India is largely hit with the 2nd biggest wave of the pandemic. Several places in India are seeing a huge spike in COVID-19 cases. There have been a high number of fatalities too given that there is a high inflow of COVID cases and the medical infrastructure to handle the wave is limited. Oxygen shortage, Remdesvir hoarding, and pending vaccination are also a factor that adds to the risk of spread of COVID. Most industries are struggling to remain operational in these times and our film fraternity is also facing problems. Many film schedules are being put on hold or have been canceled indefinitely due to the rising number of cases.
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