Kareena Kapoor | COVID-19
Guest at KJo's dinner 'was coughing, passed it on': Team Kareena Kapoor on actor testing Covid positive
Mumbai/IBNS: Kareena Kapoor Khan had been "extremely responsible" but contracted Covid-19 at an "intimate dinner" with friends, a spokesperson for the actor has said after a controversy erupted over Bollywood dinners turning hotspots for the virus.
Kareena's friend and actor Amrita Arora, and two stars of "The Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives" - Seema Khan and Maheep Kapoor - have tested positive too after they attended a dinner at filmmaker Karan Johar's Mumbai home on Dec 8.
Their buildings have been sealed by Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Kareena's spokesperson noted that "one person" at the party "who seemed unwell and was coughing", and "should have been responsible enough not to attend the dinner".
It was designer Seema Khan, who is the wife of Sohail Khan, was the first to undertake the Covid test, the BMC has said.
Reports said she was coughing at the party.
When her results returned positive, Kareena and Amrita Arora got themselves tested.
At least 12 more, including guests at that dinner, have been tested for Covid.
"Kareena has been extremely responsible throughout the lockdown period. She has been careful every time she's stepped out. Unfortunately, this time she and Amrita Arora contracted Covid at an intimate dinner where a few friends had gathered to catch up," the spokesperson said.
"It wasn't a big party as was reported. Among that group, there was one person who seemed unwell and was coughing, and who eventually passed it on. This person should have been responsible enough to not attend the dinner and put others at risk," he said.
"As soon as she tested positive she has quarantined herself and is following the necessary precautions and protocols to deal with the condition. It is not fair to put the blame on her and say that she has been irresponsible and let her guards down. Kareena is a responsible citizen and also has the concern and care for safeguarding her family," the spokesperson added.
Kareena Kapoor and a few others at Karan Johar's party were also guests at another dinner, hosted by Anil Kapoor's daughter Rhea Kapoor.
Images shared on Instagram showed the group that also featured Kareena's sister Karisma Kapoor, Amrita Arora's sister Malaika Arora and designer Masaba Gupta.
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