Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actress Divya Bhatnagar was hospitalised for pneumonia on November 26 and tested positive for COVID-19 on November 28. The actress had shared her health update on Instagram, and asked her fans to pray for her recovery. She shared a photo of herself from the hospital and wrote, "Hi my Instagram family. Pray for my speedy recovery. I love you all."

Now, in an interview with ETimes, Divya's brother Devashish Bhatnagar spoke about her current condition. He shared, "We have shifted Divya to another hospital. She was already suffering from pneumonia, which has worsened owing to coronavirus. Initially, she was on non-invasive ventilation to support her breathing, but is on ventilator now because of all the exertion of shifting hospitals. We want her to recover from the pneumonia, which has spread."