Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor tests negative for Omicron variant 

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor does not have the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation shared. She tested positive for the virus earlier this month after attending a dinner with friends.

Kareena Kapoor’s genome sequencing report for Omicron is negative, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday, according to news agency ANI. She is currently recovering from Covid-19 and is on day 13 of her quarantine.

Earlier this month, Kareena and her best friend Amrita Arora tested positive for the virus, after attending a dinner. Seema Khan and Maheep Kapoor, who were present at the gathering, were also diagnosed with Covid-19.

While the BMC claimed that Kareena and Amrita ‘had violated Covid norms and attended several parties’, Kareena’s spokesperson told India Today that the actor ‘has been extremely responsible throughout the lockdown period’ and ensured that safety measures were implemented on the sets of her films and ad shoots.