Judges of reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa tests positive for COVID-19

Four judges of the reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ tested positive for COVID-19. At first, singer-judge Srikanta Acharya and jury member Monomoy Bhattacharya had tested positive for COVID-19. Later, two other judges, Mika Singh and Akriti Kakar have reportedly tested positive for the virus too.

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West Bengal, First Published Oct 22, 2020, 1:56 PM IST | Last Updated Oct 22, 2020, 1:56 PM IST

Kolkata: Four judges of the reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ tested positive for COVID-19.

Earlier, singer-judge Srikanta Acharya and jury member Monomoy Bhattacharya had tested positive for COVID-19. Now, two other judges, Mika Singh and Akriti Kakar have reportedly tested positive for the virus too.

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Host Abir Chatterjee, judge Joy sarkar, jury members Iman Chakraborty and Raghav Chatterjee have tested negative though.

At first, Srikanta Acharya showed mild symptoms and underwent the necessary tests. His family members also underwent the test. Later, Monomoy Bhattacharya also developed symptoms of COVID-19. Both Srikanta and Monomoy are in home isolation. Mika and Akriti are also under home quarantine.

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The shoot of the recently launched reality show is likely to face a problem since three judges and one of the jury members have tested positive. Team ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ maintained safety measures on the shooting sets amid the corona outbreak. The incident has raised a question on the safety measures being taken on the shooting set.

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