Milkha Singh continues to be secure, shifted out of ICU; spouse admitted with COVID pneumonia

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh “continues to be stable on oxygen support” and he was on Wednesday shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital 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 on Wednesday admitted to the identical hospital in Mohali after testing optimistic for COVID pneumonia.
“Mr Milkha Singh continues to be stable on oxygen support. However, he is weak and we are trying to persuade him to increase his food intake,” Fortis hospital in Mohali stated in an replace.
“Today, we have now stepped him down from the ICU to a room which he’s sharing along with his spouse Mrs Nirmal Milkha Singh who was admitted earlier within the day with Covid pneumonia.
“Both are being closely monitored.”
Kaur had earlier returned damaging when all of Milkha’s members of the family had been examined for the virus.
Milkha was on Monday admitted to the ICU 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 home helps who had examined optimistic for the virus.
The legendary athlete is a four-time Asian Games gold-medallist and 1958 Commonwealth Games champion however his biggest efficiency was the fourth place end within the 400m closing of the 1960 Rome Olympics.
His timing on the Italian capital remained the nationwide report for 38 years until Paramjeet Singh broke it in 1998.
He additionally represented India within the 1956 and 1964 Olympics and was bestowed the Padma Shri in 1959.