The nice Indian sprinter Milkha Singh is “stable on oxygen support” and was shifted out of the hospital’s intensive care unit on Wednesday, the place he’s being handled for COVID pneumonia, indicating indicators of enchancment in his circumstances.
However, his 82-year-old spouse Nirmal Kaur, a former India volleyball captain, was admitted to the identical hospital in Mohali on Wednesday, which examined optimistic for COVID pneumonia.
“Mr. Milkha Singh is stable on oxygen support. However, he is weak and we are trying to convince him to increase his food intake, ”Fortis Hospital in Mohali mentioned in an replace.
“Today, we have now taken him from the ICU to a room under, which he’s sharing along with his spouse, Mrs. Nirmal Milkha Singh, who was admitted with Kovid pneumonia earlier within the day.
“Both are being closely monitored.”
Kaur had earlier made a detrimental comeback when all of the members of Milkha’s household have been examined for virus.
Milkha was admitted to the ICU on Monday after testing optimistic for the virus final Wednesday. He was identified with “COVID pneumonia” on the identical day of his admission.
He is suspected to have contracted the an infection from house, who examined optimistic for the virus.
The legendary athlete is a four-time Asian Games gold medalist and 1958 Commonwealth Games champion, however his biggest efficiency was to complete fourth within the 400-meter ultimate of the 1960 Rome Olympics.
His time within the Italian capital remained a nationwide report for 38 years till Paramjit Singh broke it in 1998.
He additionally represented India within the Olympics of 1956 and 1949 and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
