"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston says he's recovered from coronavirus
Los Angeles: "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston has revealed that he was diagnosed with coronavirus but has now recovered and donated his plasma.
The actor uploaded a video on Instagram in which he could be seen donning a mask.
Cranston said he had COVID-19 a "little while ago" and considers himself "very lucky" that he only had "mild symptoms".
"I wanted to announce that I had COVID-19 a little while ago. Very lucky, very mild symptoms," Cranston said.
"So I thought maybe there's something I can do, so I started a program (at UCLA Blood and Platelet Center) so hopefully the plasma donation can help some other people," he added.
In the caption for the video, Cranston said his symptoms included "a slight headache, tightness of chest and (loss of) taste and smell".
"I was pretty strict in adhering to the protocols and still... I contracted the virus. Yep. It sounds daunting now that over 150,000 Americans are dead because of it," the actor wrote.
"I was one of the lucky ones... I count my blessings and urge you to keep wearing the damn mask, keep washing your hands, and stay socially distant. We can prevail but ONLY if we follow the rules together," he added.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has topped 17 million.
According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, the US leads the count with 4.4 million, followed by 2.6 million in Brazil and 1.5 million in India.
The US also has the highest number of deaths with 152,055, followed by 91,263 in Brazil and 46,084 in the UK.
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Goods vehicle topples on road in Hanur taluk while returning from temple; over 30 injured
Chamarajanagar: More than 30 people returning from a visit to the Thattekare Mahadeshwara temple were injured as the goods vehicle they were traveling in toppled on the road near Hunasepalya in Hanur taluk on Friday night.
Driver of the vehicle Nagendra and his father Mahadevaswamy were found grievously injured.
The devotees, learned to be residents of VS Doddi, Wodeyarapalya and Kariyappanadoddi villages of Hanur taluk, were returning after offering prayers at the temple on the second day of Diwali on Friday, when the accident occurred.
The people injured in the accident are being treated at the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Hospital.
